Desert Camel (BM 2162-20)
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Desert Camel (BM 2162-20) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 15.5, so it reflects about 16 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Desert Camel
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Desert Camel 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 Camel, 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 | Relic Bronze | SW 6132 | 17 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Spanish Leather | 300D-7 | 16.4 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Autumn Surprise | 3011-5 | 18 | 4.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Bourbon | 1083-7 | 17 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Desert Camel (LRV 15.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Desert Camel
Darker than Desert Camel
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2162-20 |
| Hex | #8C663B |
| RGB | 140, 102, 59 |
| HSL | 32°, 41%, 39% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 15.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 46.2, 10.1, 30.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Desert Camel (BM 2162-20), published as #8C663B
#7E5D3A
#9A6F39
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Desert Camel (BM 2162-20)?
- Desert Camel has an LRV of 15.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Desert Camel is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Desert Camel in another brand?
- Spanish Leather (Behr 300D-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Desert Camel warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Desert Camel as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 30.1; 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.