Match Mauve Desert
Benjamin Moore Mauve Desert is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 38. 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 39 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (41 vs 38) makes Heather Solstice the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 38 vs 37), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (38 vs 34) makes Mauve Desert the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Dusk to Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (45 vs 38) makes Shantung the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 38 vs 35), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (42 vs 38) makes RAL 340-1 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Smoky Wings reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 38 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 38 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
White aluminium reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 38 vs 35), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (44 vs 38) makes S 3000-N the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.