Desert Shadows (BM 2114-30)
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Desert Shadows (BM 2114-30) is a very deep, neutral brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 11.9, so it reflects about 12 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Desert Shadows
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Desert Shadows by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper brown, 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 Desert Shadows, 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 | Deepest Mauve | SW 0005 | 11 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Briar Wood | MQ1-42 | 9.9 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Bridle Leather Brown | 1009-10 | 10 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Chocolate Pretzel | 1017-7 | 9 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Desert Shadows (LRV 11.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Desert Shadows
Darker than Desert Shadows
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2114-30 |
| Hex | #685553 |
| RGB | 104, 85, 83 |
| HSL | 6°, 11%, 37% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 38.0, 7.5, 4.1 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Desert Shadows (BM 2114-30), published as #685553
#5A4C51
#775E53
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Desert Shadows (BM 2114-30)?
- Desert Shadows has an LRV of 11.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Desert Shadows is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Desert Shadows in another brand?
- Briar Wood (Behr MQ1-42) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Desert Shadows warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Desert Shadows as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.1; 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.