A desert color palette is a curated range of hues derived from the natural landscape of the Sonoran Desert — warm ochres, terracotta, sage, dusty mauve, warm whites, and bleached neutrals — calibrated specifically for how Arizona's high-UV, high-intensity light reads on interior surfaces. Colors that appear soft and muted in northern climates frequently read as saturated and harsh under Scottsdale's light, requiring deliberate adjustment to undertones and LRV values.
