Sand Fossil
770C-3 · #D2D3B0 · LRV 63 — warm yellow tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Sand Fossil, Really?
Sand Fossil reads as a warm yellow tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 770C-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Sand Fossil
Sand Fossil is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Sand Fossil
At LRV 63, Sand Fossil is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its yellow undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Sand Fossil are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr 770C-3 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Rice PaddySW 6414 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.9 | 66 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | SpaAF-435 · Benjamin Moore | 2.9 | 64 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Asian SilkV095-1 · Valspar | 4.5 | 64.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Pickling SpicePPG1122-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.3 | 62 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Pickling SpicePPG1122-3 · Glidden | 1.9 | 63 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Pearberry324-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.6 | 66 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Sand Fossil within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #D2D3B0 in HSL space. Pair Sand Fossil with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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