Benjamin Moore Mauve Desert 2113-50

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Benjamin Moore Mauve Desert for bathroom (1 photo)
Benjamin Moore Mauve Desert reviews (3 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Mauve Desert undertones?
Is Mauve Desert 2113-50 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Mauve Desert
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Mauve Desert 2113-50
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Mauve Desert 2113-50
Code:	2113-50
Name:	Mauve Desert
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Mauve Desert?

Benjamin Moore Mauve Desert 2113-50 is a muted, mid-tone mauve with a noticeable gray cast and a soft dusty rose undertone. Its low saturation keeps the color grounded, so it reads more like a colored neutral than a distinctly purple wall paint. In cooler daylight, Mauve Desert can appear grayer and slightly more reserved, while warm lamps bring out its gentle pink-brown warmth. It suits bedrooms, powder rooms, and reading spaces, especially alongside warm white trim, weathered oak, linen upholstery, and aged brass. For contrast, pair this shade with deep charcoal, softened black, or a creamy beige rather than bright white.

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What are Benjamin Moore Mauve Desert undertones?

Mauve Desert reads as a mid-light, heavily muted mauve-gray with a subtle pink-red bias. That bias is slight, so it may register more as a soft grayed mauve than as a clearly pink color. Benjamin Moore describes it as a purple with a heavy dose of gray, which fits its visibly subdued purple-mauve character rather than a vivid purple appearance. Warm artificial light may bring out more of its pinkish warmth, while cool daylight may make its gray and muted purple qualities more noticeable.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#B1A2A4

RGB code:

177, 162, 164

Is Benjamin Moore Mauve Desert cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 352°, this Purple leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

2113-50 Mauve Desert HSL code: 352, 9%, 66%

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 Mauve Desert

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 Purple shade looks under different lighting:

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

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

2113-50
Mauve Desert

2114-50
Victorian Mauve

Darker shades

2113-50
Mauve Desert

2113-40
Cinnamon Slate

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 Mauve Desert with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 172, such as Benjamin Moore Stratton Blue and Jack Pine.

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LRV of Mauve Desert

Mauve Desert has an LRV of 37.77% 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 37.77%, 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	#B1A2A4
RGB Decimal	177, 162, 164
RGB Percent	69.41%, 63.53%, 64.31%
HSV	Hue: 352° Saturation: 8.47% Value: 69.41%
HSL	hsl(352, 9, 66)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 8.47 Yellow: 7.34 Key: 30.59
YIQ	Y: 166.713 I: 8.296 Q: 3.795
XYZ	X: 37.751 Y: 37.869 Z: 40.433
CIE Lab	L:67.924 a:5.797 b:0.942
CIE Luv	L:67.924 u:8.696 v:0.365
Decimal	11641508
Hunter Lab	61.537, 1.814, 4.12