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Sand Dunes

410-2DB · #DAB8A3 · LRV 52 · warm red-orange tone

410-2DB · #DAB8A3 · LRV 52 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.

Sand DunesDutch Boy · 410-2DB
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Sand Dunes
DUTCH BOY · 410-2DB · #DAB8A3
Brand · codeDutch Boy410-2DB · all Dutch Boy oranges
LRV52Light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
Undertonewarm red-orange tone
FamilyOrange
Hex · RGB · HSL#DAB8A3 · 218, 184, 163 · 23°, 43%, 75%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Caramelized35
  2. 2Venetian Plaster42
  3. 3Sand Dunes52
  4. 4Colonial Yellow59
  5. 5Belvedere Cream65
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Sand Dunes, Really?

Sand Dunes reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 410-2DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Sand Dunes

Sand Dunes 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. Earthy oranges and terracottas warm up dining rooms and entries.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Sand Dunes

At LRV 52, Sand Dunes 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.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Sand Dunes 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.

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint Dutch Boy 410-2DB 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.

Same deck, next chip over

Similar Dutch Boy Colors

The nearest shades to Sand Dunes within Dutch Boy's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Sand Dunes · 11.4 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Sand Dunes · 1.8 : 1 · fails for text

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 #DAB8A3 in HSL space. Pair Sand Dunes with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#DAB8A3 + #A3C5DA
TRIADIC
#DAB8A3 · #A3DAB8 · #B8A3DA
ANALOGOUS
#DAA3AA · #DAB8A3 · #DAD4A3

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