# Behr Desert Hotsprings

Source: [https://plan-home.com/color/behr-desert-hotsprings](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-desert-hotsprings)

Behr Desert Hotsprings MQ6-50 is a light, muted yellow-green with a soft gray cast that keeps it from reading overly pastel. Its subtle olive-khaki undertone gives walls an earthy, sun-faded look, especially beside crisp white trim. In bright daylight, Desert Hotsprings can show more of its gentle green side, while warm lamps bring forward its beige-yellow warmth. It suits bedrooms, kitchens, and living areas where a quiet hint of color is wanted without making the room feel dark. Pair it with warm white, mushroom taupe, natural oak, linen upholstery, and aged brass for a grounded, lightly organic palette.

## Color details
- **Brand or system:** Behr
- **Color name:** Desert Hotsprings
- **Color code:** MQ6-50
- **HEX:** #c4c8aa
- **RGB:** 196, 200, 170
- **LRV:** 54.77%
- **Brightness:** Mid-tone
- **Color families:** Green
- **Temperature:** warm
- **Undertones:** yellow

## Color codes
- **HSV:** Hue: 68° Saturation: 15.0% Value: 78.43%
- **HSL:** hsl(68, 21, 73)
- **CMYK:** Cyan: 2.0 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 15.0 Key: 21.57
- **YIQ:** Y: 195.384 I: 7.257 Q: -10.182
- **XYZ:** X: 50.674 Y: 55.947 Z: 46.149
- **CIE Lab:** L:79.584 a:-6.567 b:14.567
- **CIE Luv:** L:79.584 u:-0.754 v:22.055
- **Decimal:** 12896426
- **Hunter Lab:** 74.798, -9.967, 15.778

## Equivalent and related colors
- [Behr Minted Lemon](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-minted-lemon)
- [Benjamin Moore Levingston Green](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-levingston-green-cw-490)
- [Behr Balance Green](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-balance-green)
- [Benjamin Moore Mesquite](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-mesquite-501)
- [Benjamin Moore Spring Meadow](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-spring-meadow-486)
- [Benjamin Moore Guilford Green](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-guilford-green-hc-116)
- [Valspar US Apple Blossom Green](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-apple-blossom-green)
- [Benjamin Moore Harbor Town](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-harbor-town-493)
- [Behr Sage Brush](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-sage-brush)
- [Benjamin Moore Maidenhair Fern](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-maidenhair-fern-500)
- [Behr Sap Green](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-sap-green)
- [Sherwin Williams Recycled Glass](https://plan-home.com/color/recycled-glass-sw-7747)
- [Benjamin Moore Soft Fern](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-soft-fern-2144-40)
- [Sherwin Williams Valleyview](https://plan-home.com/color/valleyview-sw-9673)
- [Sherwin Williams Baize Green](https://plan-home.com/color/baize-green-sw-6429)
- [Behr Growing Season](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-growing-season)
- [Valspar US Understory](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-understory)
- [Benjamin Moore Grecian Green](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-grecian-green-507)

## Lighter monochromatic colors
- [Behr Gallery White](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-gallery-white)
- [Behr Morning Zen](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-morning-zen)
- [Behr Glacier Valley](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-glacier-valley)
- [Behr Whitened Sage](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-whitened-sage)
- [Behr Whispering Waterfall](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-whispering-waterfall)

## Darker monochromatic colors
- [Behr Mossy Cavern](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-mossy-cavern)
- [Behr Minted Lemon](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-minted-lemon)
- [Behr Lima Green](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-lima-green)
- [Behr Balance Green](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-balance-green)
- [Behr Sweet Grass](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-sweet-grass)

## Complementary colors
- [Behr Camelot](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-camelot)
- [Behr Little Theater](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-little-theater)
- [Behr Lap Of Luxury](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-lap-of-luxury)
- [Behr Black Sapphire](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-black-sapphire)
- [Behr Royal Fortune](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-royal-fortune)
- [Behr Blue Blood](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-blue-blood)
- [Behr Mardi Gras](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-mardi-gras)

## Important note

Digital color values and matches are approximate. Screens, lighting, paint finish, surface texture, and application method can change how a color appears. Test a physical paint sample before making a final decision.