Light Sand
No. CC2 · #E2D7C1 · LRV 69 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Revere Pewter55
- 2Agreeable Gray60
- 3Light Sand69
- 4Shoji White74
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is Light Sand, Really?
Light Sand reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Farrow & Ball No. CC2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Light Sand
Light Sand 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 Light Sand
At LRV 69, Light Sand 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 Light Sand 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 Farrow & Ball No. CC2 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 | Warm WinterSW 9506 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.5 | 70 | Color page → |
| Behr | High Style BeigeN270-1 · Behr | 1.5 | 69 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Muslin1037 · Benjamin Moore | 0.4 | 67 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Lion of Hadrian8007-9G · Valspar | 1.1 | 68 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Bone WhitePPG1085-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.5 | 70 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Autumn Haze45YY 67/120 · Glidden | 0.5 | 67 | Color page → |
Similar Farrow & Ball Colors
The nearest shades to Light Sand within Farrow & Ball'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 #E2D7C1 in HSL space. Pair Light Sand with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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