Durango Dust
Often used for its bright and airy qualities, Durango Dust remains a staple for Benjamin Moore designers. It is widely considered one of the best colors in its class to maximize natural light while maintaining a clean, neutral backdrop. Use our expert data below to help you visualize this color in your home.
Hex
#F5E5CC
LRV
78.38
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 78 vs 59, Durango Dust is decisively the brighter choice.
Mayonnaise reads slightly lighter (LRV 88 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Durango Dust reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 52), opening up a space where Peach Blossom encloses it.
Simply White reads slightly lighter (LRV 90 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 80 vs 78), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 80 vs 78), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 78 and 78, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 79 and 78, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
Durango Dust reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 17), opening up a space where Bedford Blue encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 7, Durango Dust is decisively the brighter choice.
Durango Dust reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 6), opening up a space where North Sea encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (78 vs 73) makes Durango Dust the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 78 vs 35, Durango Dust is decisively the brighter choice.
Durango Dust reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 71), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lighter Colors
A 5-point LRV gap (84 vs 78) makes Windswept the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 80 vs 78), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (82 vs 78) makes Colonial Cream the marginally brighter of the two.
Bare reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 78 and 78, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Darker Colors
Durango Dust reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (78 vs 67) makes Durango Dust the marginally brighter of the two.
Durango Dust reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Durango Dust reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Durango Dust reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 63), opening up a space where Harvest Time encloses it.