Benjamin Moore Desert Twilight 2137-40

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Desert Twilight for living room (1 photo)
Desert Twilight for exterior (1 photo)
What are Benjamin Moore Desert Twilight undertones?
Is Desert Twilight 2137-40 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Desert Twilight
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Desert Twilight 2137-40
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Desert Twilight 2137-40
Code:	2137-40
Name:	Desert Twilight
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Desert Twilight?

Benjamin Moore Desert Twilight 2137-40 is a muted mid-tone gray with a noticeable olive-khaki cast. Its low saturation keeps the color grounded and earthy rather than overtly green, while the slightly yellowed undertone gives it more warmth than a typical charcoal or blue-gray. In bright daylight, Desert Twilight can read as a soft weathered gray; under warmer evening light, its subdued green-brown influence becomes more apparent. It suits living rooms, studies, exterior siding, or cabinetry paired with creamy off-whites, aged brass, natural oak, black accents, and linen-textured fabrics.

Desert Twilight for living room

Check out this stunning mid-tone color used in real living rooms. Explore how this grey shade can create a unique space

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Desert Twilight for exterior

Looking for a fresh new look for your house exterior or starting from skretch? We’ve collected pictures of real-life homes that have been painted with this warm grey hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.

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What are Benjamin Moore Desert Twilight undertones?

Desert Twilight is a midtone, low-saturation neutral that reads as a softened gray-brown with a faint yellow-olive cast. In the supplied digital sample, that warm-leaning bias is subtle rather than strong, so the color can still look largely neutral depending on surrounding finishes and lighting. Benjamin Moore describes it as blending olive, gray, and brown, which aligns with its visibly muted neutral character rather than making olive the dominant color. Warm artificial light may bring forward its brownish, yellow-leaning side, while cool daylight may make the gray aspect appear more noticeable.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#8D8C7F

RGB code:

141, 140, 127

Is Benjamin Moore Desert Twilight cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 56°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

2137-40 Desert Twilight HSL code: 56, 6%, 53%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

How light temperature affects Desert Twilight

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlight	Visible temp.	Hue	Duration
North	Cool	Bluish	All day
East	Warm	Yellow	Before noon
West	Warm	Orange-red	After noon
South	Warm	Orange-yellow	All day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Grey shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Desert Twilight:

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.

Lighter shades

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Darker shades

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Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Desert Twilight with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 236, such as Benjamin Moore Approaching Storm and Luxe.

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LRV of Desert Twilight

Desert Twilight has an LRV of 26.6% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).

Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 26.6%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft² living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.

Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#8D8C7F
RGB Decimal	141, 140, 127
RGB Percent	55.29%, 54.90%, 49.80%
HSV	Hue: 56° Saturation: 9.93% Value: 55.29%
HSL	hsl(56, 6, 53)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 0.71 Yellow: 9.93 Key: 44.71
YIQ	Y: 138.817 I: 4.773 Q: -3.834
XYZ	X: 24.193 Y: 25.951 Z: 23.808
CIE Lab	L:57.991 a:-2.054 b:7.081
CIE Luv	L:57.991 u:1.307 v:10.064
Decimal	9276543
Hunter Lab	50.942, -4.38, 7.951