Mohave Desert (BM 1115)
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Mohave Desert (BM 1115) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 63.6, so it reflects about 64 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mohave Desert
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Mohave Desert by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Mohave Desert, 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 | Ivoire | SW 6127 | 64 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Powdered Gold | S300-2 | 66.4 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | French Pastry | 3002-6C | 70 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sugared Pears | 1088-3 | 69 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Mohave Desert (LRV 63.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Mohave Desert
Darker than Mohave Desert
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1115 |
| Hex | #E8D0AE |
| RGB | 232, 208, 174 |
| HSL | 35°, 56%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.7, 3.2, 20.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mohave Desert (BM 1115), published as #E8D0AE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mohave Desert (BM 1115)?
- Mohave Desert 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 Mohave Desert is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Mohave Desert in another brand?
- Powdered Gold (Behr S300-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mohave Desert warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Mohave Desert as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.0; 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.