Match Desert Camel
Benjamin Moore Desert Camel is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 16. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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Closest matches across every brand
One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.
With LRVs of 16 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 17 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 16 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (19 vs 16) makes Galette the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 18 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Desert Camel reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 16 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (21 vs 16) makes Rusty the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (16 vs 11) makes Desert Camel the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Spiced Honey reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 14.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 28 vs 16, Curry is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 14.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 18 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 18.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.