Valspar

Desert at Dusk

M105

Desert at Dusk is a muted taupe beige with a soft clay-brown base. Desert at Dusk feels dry and calm. Desert at Dusk works in bedrooms, offices, and living rooms where gray is too cool but beige feels too plain.

Warm lamps deepen it slightly. Linen, walnut, or matte black accents keep the room balanced. Let Desert at Dusk dry overnight before making the final call.

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Brand

Valspar

Code

M105

Collection

The Natural Collection

Desert at Dusk 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

Bedroom scene to simulate Valspar Desert at Dusk under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Valspar Desert at Dusk under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Orange

Strength

Medium

Temperature

warm

Hue Angle

29°

Red Family

Lightness

60%

Medium

Saturation

20%

Muted

LRV

33.4

0%100%

Very Dark

Dark

Medium

Light

Very Light

White

LRV 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.

Color Position

Saturation →

Lightness →

Color Codes

HEX

#ae9986

RGB Decimal

174, 153, 134

RGB Percent

68.2%, 60.0%, 52.5%

HSL

28.5, 19.8%, 60.4%

HSV

28.5, 23.0%, 68.2%

CMYK

0.0%, 12.1%, 23.0%, 31.8%

YIQ

157.1, 18.6, -1.5

XYZ

33.15, 33.50, 27.27

CIE Lab

64.57, 4.69, 12.83

CIE Luv

64.57, 14.18, 16.75

Hunter Lab

57.88, 4.16, 10.22

Decimal

11442566

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Desert at Dusk Chocolate Cream Pie Portabello Brown Horse

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Desert at Dusk Armadillo Steel Me Vintage Taupe

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Desert at Dusk Private Jet Black Pepper Blue Prism

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Desert at Dusk Hillside Green Crimson Red Frog Prince

Warm Shades

Warm spectrum

Desert at Dusk Crimson Red Keepsake Rose Ashberry

Closest Paint Matches

Cross-brand matches are close, never exact. Each brand uses different bases and sheens, so sample before you buy gallons.

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Free Wheeling

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Weathered Wood

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Threshold Taupe

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Chic Taupe

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Fenland

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Ode to Joy

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Glidden

Diversion

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Turret

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Golden Olive

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Wool Coat

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Song Thrush

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Land of Nod

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Faint Maple

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