Thermal · LRV ≥ 70 · 516 colors

Heat-reflective Benjamin Moore colors, where no Arizona color rule applies.

516 exterior-rated Benjamin Moore colors with LRV ≥ 70, light enough to help an Arizona exterior run cooler in summer. Interior-only colors are left out, since the thermal benefit only matters on a wall the sun hits. LRV measures how much visible light a color reflects: an LRV 75 wall reflects about three-quarters of it, an LRV 35 wall about a third. Visible light is only part of the sun’s heat, so LRV is a guide and not a heat rating. Lighter walls generally absorb less of that heat too: cooler stucco, slower film aging, and less work for the air conditioner in the hottest part of the season.

Where they are not allowed. Every color on this page exceeds the LRV caps in Scottsdale’s ESL Overlay (≤ 35), Paradise Valley’s Hillside District (≤ 38), and the Scottsdale Foothills Overlay (≤ 40). Many Arizona desert-aesthetic HOAs also hold body colors below this range. This list is for properties outside those overlays and HOAs: typical mid-Phoenix and Mesa neighborhoods, custom-built homes on private lots, and commercial properties without an aesthetic review board.

Verify your property’s overlay status with the City of Scottsdale or Town of Paradise Valley, and your HOA’s palette rules before specifying.

All 516 colors · sorted by LRV (highest first)

For a property inside an overlay.

These shortlists hold the Benjamin Moore colors that fit each overlay’s cap.

Scottsdale ESL (≤ 35)PV Hillside (≤ 38)Foothills (≤ 40)