Match Desert Sunset
Benjamin Moore Desert Sunset is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 31. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 34 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Sunflower reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Maize yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 37 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
At LRV 46 vs 31, Lemon Dream is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 8.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 31 and 31, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Dynamo reads slightly lighter (LRV 37 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 4-point LRV gap (35 vs 31) makes Marigold the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 14.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 45 vs 31, Sunny Side Up is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 15.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 49 vs 31, Sun Dust 2 is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 16.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Desert Sunset reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 19.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
N302 reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 31), opening up a space where Desert Sunset encloses it. At ΔE 23.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 6-point LRV gap (37 vs 31) makes India Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 26.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 33 and 31, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 33.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 6-point LRV gap (37 vs 31) makes Bella the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 34.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.