Sandy Beach
DE5260 · #F9E2D0 · LRV 73 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Agreeable Gray60
- 2Balboa Mist66
- 3Sandy Beach73
- 4Shoelace78
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is Sandy Beach, Really?
Sandy Beach reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DE5260 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Sandy Beach
Sandy Beach 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. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Sandy Beach
At LRV 73, Sandy Beach is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange 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 Sandy Beach 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 Dunn-Edwards DE5260 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 | EggwhiteSW 6364 · Sherwin-Williams | 4.2 | 80 | Color page → |
| Behr | Autumn GlowPPL-32 · Behr | 2.6 | 79 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Peach Melba078 · Benjamin Moore | 0.8 | 79 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Pink BeachV083-1 · Valspar | 0.5 | 79.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Peach SurprisePPG1202-2 · PPG / Glidden | 2.4 | 78 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Peach Silk80YR 77/115 · Glidden | 1.6 | 77 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Sandy Beach within Dunn-Edwards'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 #F9E2D0 in HSL space. Pair Sandy Beach with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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