Adobe Sands
308-2DB · #EDD2C0 · LRV 68 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Revere Pewter55
- 2Agreeable Gray60
- 3Adobe Sands68
- 4Shoji White74
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is Adobe Sands, Really?
Adobe Sands reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 308-2DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Adobe Sands
Adobe Sands 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 Adobe Sands
At LRV 68, Adobe Sands 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 Adobe Sands 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 Dutch Boy 308-2DB 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 | Spun SugarSW 6337 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 68 | Color page → |
| Behr | Clamshell260E-2 · Behr | 1.7 | 67 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Inner Peach1150 · Benjamin Moore | 3.0 | 68 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Morning Glow2002-8C · Valspar | 2.8 | 68 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | EnjoyPPG1071-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.8 | 69 | Color page → |
| Glidden | EnjoyPPG1071-2 · Glidden | 1.8 | 69 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Adobe Sands within Dutch Boy'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 #EDD2C0 in HSL space. Pair Adobe Sands with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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