Palm Desert Tan (BM 1123)
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Palm Desert Tan (BM 1123) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 43.3, so it reflects about 43 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Palm Desert Tan
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Palm Desert Tan 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 Palm Desert Tan, 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 | Townhall Tan | SW 7690 | 42 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Gathering Place | PPF-42 | 45.7 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Leatherbound | 3004-10A | 44 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Yosemite Trailhead | 15-04 | 42 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Palm Desert Tan (LRV 43.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Palm Desert Tan
Darker than Palm Desert Tan
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1123 |
| Hex | #C8AC8E |
| RGB | 200, 172, 142 |
| HSL | 31°, 35%, 67% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 43.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 72.1, 5.6, 19.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Palm Desert Tan (BM 1123), published as #C8AC8E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Palm Desert Tan (BM 1123)?
- Palm Desert Tan has an LRV of 43.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Palm Desert Tan is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Palm Desert Tan in another brand?
- Gathering Place (Behr PPF-42) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Palm Desert Tan warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Palm Desert Tan as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.2; 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.