Dusty Road (BM 1017)
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Dusty Road (BM 1017) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 63.6, so it reflects about 64 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dusty Road
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Dusty Road by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Dusty Road, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Rivers Edge | SW 7517 | 63 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Adobe Sand | N240-2 | 64.8 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Desert Fortress | 2008-10B | 62 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Sourdough | 1084-3 | 64 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Dusty Road (LRV 63.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Dusty Road
Darker than Dusty Road
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1017 |
| Hex | #DED0C0 |
| RGB | 222, 208, 192 |
| HSL | 32°, 31%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.2, 2.2, 9.7 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dusty Road (BM 1017), published as #DED0C0
#CDC6BE
#EFDAC0
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dusty Road (BM 1017)?
- Dusty Road has an LRV of 63.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dusty Road is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Dusty Road in another brand?
- Desert Fortress (Valspar 2008-10B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Dusty Road warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Dusty Road as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.7; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.