Gobi Desert (BM 2110-50)
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Gobi Desert (BM 2110-50) is a medium, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 56.1, so it reflects about 56 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gobi Desert
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Gobi Desert 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 Gobi 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 | White Truffle | SW 6029 | 60 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Josephine | MQ3-01 | 56.6 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Berry Cream | 1004-10B | 58 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | First Kiss | 1017-2 | 61 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Gobi Desert (LRV 56.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Gobi Desert
Darker than Gobi Desert
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2110-50 |
| Hex | #D3C3BD |
| RGB | 211, 195, 189 |
| HSL | 16°, 20%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 56.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.9, 4.6, 5.0 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gobi Desert (BM 2110-50), published as #D3C3BD
#C2B9BB
#E4CDBD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gobi Desert (BM 2110-50)?
- Gobi Desert has an LRV of 56.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gobi Desert is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Gobi Desert in another brand?
- Josephine (Behr MQ3-01) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Gobi Desert warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Gobi Desert as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.0; 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.