Sandy Coral
108-2DB · #F4DBC7 · LRV 74 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Agreeable Gray60
- 2Pale Oak69
- 3Sandy Coral74
- 4Dover White83
- 5Moonlit Beach88
What Color Is Sandy Coral, Really?
Sandy Coral reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 108-2DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Sandy Coral
Sandy Coral 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 Coral
At LRV 74, Sandy Coral 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 Coral 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 108-2DB 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 | OrganzaSW 6637 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.9 | 76 | Color page → |
| Behr | Paper HeartM210-2 · Behr | 1.2 | 75 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Love Story1213 · Benjamin Moore | 0.6 | 71 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Cozy CoverletV086-1 · Valspar | 1.1 | 73.4 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Crisp Won TonPPG1202-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.1 | 74 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Crisp Won TonPPG1202-3 · Glidden | 1.4 | 74 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Sandy Coral 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 #F4DBC7 in HSL space. Pair Sandy Coral with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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