Barberry Sand
0278 · #E1D4BC · LRV 67 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Revere Pewter55
- 2Agreeable Gray60
- 3Barberry Sand67
- 4Shoji White74
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is Barberry Sand, Really?
Barberry Sand reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Kompozit 0278 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Barberry Sand
Barberry 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 Barberry Sand
At LRV 67, Barberry 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 Barberry 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 Kompozit 0278 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 | Steamed ChaiSW 9509 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.5 | 67 | Color page → |
| Behr | Caraway SeedsS330-2 · Behr | 1.8 | 67 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Cayman Islands952 · Benjamin Moore | 0.7 | 66 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Dance With the Wind8004-22B · Valspar | 1.8 | 66 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Alpaca WoolPPG14-19 · PPG / Glidden | 1.4 | 67 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Alpaca WoolPPG14-19 · Glidden | 0.9 | 68 | Color page → |
Similar Kompozit Colors
The nearest shades to Barberry Sand within Kompozit'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 #E1D4BC in HSL space. Pair Barberry Sand with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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