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Palm Desert Tan 1123
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Undertone: Saturated orange (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Palm Desert Tan sits at L* 72.1, a* 5.6, b* 19.2. Its hue angle is 74° and its chroma is 20.0, so it reads as an outright orange rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 65%.
LRV 43.3: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 43.3, Palm Desert Tan is lighter than 47% of Benjamin Moore colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Palm Desert Tan
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Townhall Tan | SW 7690 | 1.41 | Very close | |
| Beige Intenso | SW 9096 | 1.70 | Very close | |
| Tamarind | SW 7538 | 2.06 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Palm Desert Tan
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gathering Place | PPF-42 | 1.21 | Very close | |
| Polo Tan | N260-3 | 1.47 | Very close | |
| Pottery Wheel | N250-3 | 1.66 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden Oaks | 1129 | 0.69 | Practically identical | |
| Raleigh Tan | CW-190 | 1.11 | Very close | |
| Brookline Beige | HC-47 | 1.92 | Very close | |
| Capilano Bridge | 1076 | 2.32 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Truffle | AF-130 | 2.46 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Twilight Gold | 1069 | 2.56 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Fairway Oaks 1075 · lighter, LRV 46.1
- Bennington Gray HC-82 · lighter, LRV 46.7
- Baffin Island 243 · lighter, LRV 46.1
- Capilano Bridge 1076 · darker, LRV 39.9
- Deer Path 1047 · darker, LRV 39.8
- Decatur Buff HC-38 · darker, LRV 39.8
Colors that go with Palm Desert Tan
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Blue Bayou 801 · complementary (180°)
- Palazzo Pink 1193 · analogous (−30°)
- Georgian Green HC-115 · analogous (+30°)
- Oceanic Teal 669 · triadic (120°)
- Heather Plum 1396 · triadic (240°)
Palm Desert Tan vs popular colors
- Italianate (Benjamin Moore AF-215, ΔE 7.8) is darker (LRV 36.5 vs 43.3), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Amazing Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7044, ΔE 8.6) is lighter (LRV 46.9 vs 43.3), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Beige Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-51, ΔE 9.6) is darker (LRV 40.6 vs 43.3), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.