Behr
Desert Clay
S250-6
Choose off-white stucco, aged brass, or medium oak for a natural palette nearby. In west light, it warms up fast. With red brick, test a large board to see whether the two earth tones support each other.
Color Codes
Desert Clay in Different Light
Light temperature is measured in Kelvin: a warm 2700K bulb pulls colors toward yellow, while 5000K daylight reads cooler and truer. Check the color at the time of day you actually use the room.
Artificial Lighting
Natural Lighting
Technical Specifications
Undertones
Type
Orange
Strength
High
Temperature
warm
Hue Angle
28°Red Family
Lightness
44%Medium
Saturation
40%Moderate
LRV
45.9LRV measures how much light a color reflects, from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white). Below about 50 a color needs good lighting to avoid going flat, 60 and up helps brighten a room, and most whites sit above 80.
Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes
Darker Shades
Monochromatic dark
Lighter Shades
Monochromatic light
Complementary
Opposite on color wheel
Analogous
Adjacent colors
Warm Shades
Warm spectrum
Closest Paint Matches
Cross-brand matches are close, never exact. Each brand uses different bases and sheens, so sample before you buy gallons.
Behr
Desert Clay
Behr
Castellina
Behr
Desert Clay
Glidden
Apple Butter
Behr
Desert Clay
Benjamin Moore
Tawny
Behr
Desert Clay
Benjamin Moore
Runyon Canyon Tan
Behr
Desert Clay
Benjamin Moore
Spiced Rum
Behr
Desert Clay
Valspar
Chestnut Beach
Behr
Desert Clay
Benjamin Moore
Warm Tan
Behr
Desert Clay
Glidden
Chewy Caramel
Behr
Desert Clay
Benjamin Moore
Fort Sumner Tan
Behr
Desert Clay
Benjamin Moore
Greenfield Pumpkin
Behr
Desert Clay
Glidden
Foxfire Brown