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Benjamin Moore Mauve Desert 2113-50: #B1A2A4, LRV and undertone

Mauve Desert (2113-50) from Benjamin Moore is hex #B1A2A4 with an LRV of 37.77. It measures as a warm neutral with a pink-red undertone, and black text on it reaches 8.57:1.

By Paul Gunder. Every value is computed from published standards; see how ColorPlum works.

Updated November 11, 2026

Benjamin MooreMauve Desert2113-50

Hex: #B1A2A4
RGB: 177, 162, 164
LRV: 37.77
Undertone: Warm neutral, pink-red undertone

LRV 37.77. Dark: a deep color that absorbs most light; often used on cabinets, doors and accent walls.

A neutral with a pink-red cast (OKLCH hue 8°, chroma 0.018). Expect the pink-red to show more in warm evening light and next to cooler whites.

Coordinating colors Benjamin Moore suggests

AlabasterOC-129
Venetian Marble2114-70
White DoveOC-17
Temptation1609

Closest colors from other brands

ΔE is the CIEDE2000 difference between the published values: under 2 is hard to tell apart on a wall, 2 to 5 is a visible but related shade. Always compare real chips before you buy.

Name, code, LRV and color value as published by Benjamin Moore on its color page (checked 2026-11-11). A screen can only approximate paint: sheen, lighting and the screen itself all change it, so check a physical sample. ColorPlum is not affiliated with Benjamin Moore.

ColorPlum swatchMauve Desertlight, grayish red

HEX: #B1A2A4
RGB: rgb(177, 162, 164)
HSL: hsl(352, 9%, 66%)

Best text on it: black at 8.57:1

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Every code for Mauve Desert

HEX#B1A2A4
RGBrgb(177, 162, 164)
HSLhsl(352, 9%, 66%)
HSV352°, 8%, 69%
CMYK0%, 8%, 7%, 31%
Lablab(68% 5.9 1)
OKLCHoklch(72.6% 0.018 8.3)
Decimal11641508

Tints, shades and tones

From white to black in 10% steps, with Mauve Desert in the middle. Tap a code to copy it.

90%#F7F6F6
80%#EFECED
70%#E8E3E4
60%#E0DADB
50%#D8D1D2
40%#D0C7C8
30%#C8BEBF
20%#C1B5B6
10%#B9ABAD
Base#B1A2A4
10%#9F9294
20%#8E8283
30%#7C7173
40%#6A6162
50%#595152
60%#474142
70%#353131
80%#232021
90%#121010

Tones (mixed with gray)

10%#AC9FA0
20%#A79B9D
30%#A29899
40%#9D9496
50%#999192
60%#948E8E
70%#8F8A8B
80%#8A8787
90%#858384

Matching colors

Complementary

#B1A2A4
#A2B1AF

Analogous

#B1A2AB
#B1A2A4
#B1A7A2

Triadic

#B1A2A4
#A4B1A2
#A2A4B1

Split complementary

#B1A2A4
#A2B1A7
#A2ABB1

Tetradic (square)

#B1A2A4
#ACB1A2
#A2B1AF
#A8A2B1

Monochromatic

#655557
#8E787B
#B1A2A4
#D4CCCD
#F6F4F4

Mauve Desert in 3D color space

OKLab, the space ColorPlum does its math in: lightness runs up the pole, hue goes around it and saturation grows outward. The faint shell is every color a screen can show (saturation is drawn wider than lightness so hues separate). Drag to turn it.

Mauve Desert with its complement, its triad and its tint and shade

Mauve Desert
Triad #A4B1A2
Triad #A2A4B1
Complement
50% tint
50% shade

Mauve Desert in use

New collectionAutumn edit

Card body text stays dark for reading; mauve desert carries the header and the button.

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Headline in Mauve Desert

A paragraph with a link in dark text, because this color is too light for text on white; use it for fills instead.

How it looks with color-vision deficiency

A simulation (Machado and colleagues, 2009) of how the color and its complement read without one type of cone.

Typical color vision#B1A2A4
Protanopia (no red cones)#A4A4A4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)#A7A6A4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)#B4A1A3

Contrast and readability

Pairing	Ratio	WCAG 2.2
as text on white	2.44:1	AA AA large AAA
as text on black	8.57:1	AA AA large AAA
white text on it	2.44:1	AA AA large AAA
black text on it	8.57:1	AA AA large AAA
on your background	2.13:1	AA AA large AAA

Try a background

Export

:root {
  --mauve-desert: #b1a2a4;
  --mauve-desert-rgb: 177 162 164;
  --mauve-desert-on: #000000;
}

On this page

Mauve Desert is Benjamin Moore 2113-50. Its hex is #B1A2A4, which is RGB 177, 162, 164, and its LRV is 37.77. That is a mid-low value, so the paint reads as a soft, grayed rose on the wall instead of a pastel.

The color in numbers

HSL gives hsl(352, 9%, 66%), and OKLCH gives oklch(72.6% 0.018 8). A hue of 8 degrees with chroma 0.018 measures as a warm neutral with a pink-red undertone. In Lab it is lab(68% 5.9 1), where the a value of 5.9 is the largest component, so the pull toward red is stronger than the pull toward yellow. The CMYK mix is 0%, 8%, 7%, 31%. Pink-red neutrals tend to look warmer in incandescent light and flatter in cool north light.

What Benjamin Moore lists beside it

The coordinating list holds four colors: Alabaster (OC-129), Venetian Marble (2114-70), White Dove (OC-17) and Temptation (1609). White Dove gets a link; the other three appear as names and codes. Venetian Marble is the closest sibling in number, which hints at a lighter step of the same family.

Worked example

Think of a guest bedroom with a west window, a gray-linen headboard and white bedding. Late sun turns pink-red neutrals warmer, so the walls may look rosier at dinner time than at breakfast. Painting the walls Mauve Desert and the trim White Dove keeps the bed area calm. If you use #B1A2A4 as a button color on a website, black label text measures 8.57:1 and white only 2.44:1, so the label should be black.

Colors with a pink-red lean can surprise people, so look at the sample next to your largest pieces of furniture and any red-toned wood. If the room already has a lot of warm wood, the walls may look more rose than expected. If the room is mostly cool and gray, the same paint can look balanced and quiet. Either way, view the sample at three times of day.

Comparing with other paints

This color has few close relatives in the data. In the same brand, Silver Fox (2108-50) is ΔE 8.6, Platinum Gray (HC-179) is 9.9 and Smoke Embers (1466) is 10.6. Those are clearly different colors, not alternatives.

Other brands are closer but still over 5. Sherwin-Williams Ash Violet (SW 6549) is 7.2, Pewter Cast (SW 7673) is 8.4, and Diverse Beige (SW 6079) and Behr Smokestack (N220-3) are both 8.8. With nothing under 7, there is no easy cross-brand substitute, so if this exact tone matters, order the Benjamin Moore sample.