Sandy Beach
PPG1072-2 · #E8DAD1 · LRV 72 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Agreeable Gray60
- 2Balboa Mist66
- 3Sandy Beach72
- 4Pearly White77
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is Sandy Beach, Really?
Sandy Beach reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how PPG / Glidden PPG1072-2 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Sandy Beach
Sandy Beach 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 Beach
At LRV 72, Sandy Beach 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 Beach 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 PPG / Glidden PPG1072-2 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 | Gorgeous WhiteSW 6049 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.8 | 72 | Color page → |
| Behr | Bee&Apos;S KneesT13-11 · Behr | 1.2 | 71 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Bride To Be1009 · Benjamin Moore | 1.6 | 71 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Bungalow White2005-10C · Valspar | 0.9 | 73.3 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Sandy BeachPPG1072-2 · Glidden | 0.8 | 72 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Blanched Fuchsia347-1DB · Dutch Boy | 2.6 | 72 | Color page → |
Similar PPG / Glidden Colors
The nearest shades to Sandy Beach within PPG / Glidden'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 #E8DAD1 in HSL space. Pair Sandy Beach with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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