Desert Green (BM 443)
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Desert Green (BM 443) is a medium, warm green from Benjamin Moore: LRV 54.5, so it reflects about 54 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Desert Green
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Desert Green by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper green, 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 Green, 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 | Holly Glen | SW 9678 | 57 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Topiary Tint | 440E-3 | 55.6 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Wedding Mint | 5006-3B | 55 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Coastal Crush | 1129-4 | 50 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore green colors nearest to Desert Green (LRV 54.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Desert Green
Darker than Desert Green
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 443 |
| Hex | #BAC9B4 |
| RGB | 186, 201, 180 |
| HSL | 103°, 16%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 54.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.3, -9.0, 8.8 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Green |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Desert Green (BM 443), published as #BAC9B4
#A9BFB2
#CCD3B4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Desert Green (BM 443)?
- Desert Green has an LRV of 54.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Desert Green is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Desert Green in another brand?
- Topiary Tint (Behr 440E-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Desert Green warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Desert Green as warm, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.8; 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.