CP
RODDA · CA036

Rodda Sand#C8BAA8 · LRV 50

Sand reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Rodda CA036 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

RODDA SAND
RGB 200, 186, 168 LRV 50

Color spec

Brand Rodda
Name Sand
SKU CA036
Hex #C8BAA8
RGB 200, 186, 168
HSL 34°, 23%, 72%
LRV 50
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Rodda Sand

At LRV 50, 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.

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.

Closest matches at every US brand

20 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all neutral from that brand.

Sherwin-Williams

1,947 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.96
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7524 · #CABAA8 · ΔE 0.96 · LRV 50
SW 9173 · #C8BCAB · ΔE 0.98 · LRV 51
SW 2822 · #CBBCA5 · ΔE 1.95 · LRV 52
SW 6149 · #C8BBA3 · ΔE 2.67 · LRV 50
SW 6065 · #CBB9AB · ΔE 3.15 · LRV 50

Behr

5,644 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.88
All neutral at Behr →
T13-8 · #CABDAB · ΔE 0.88 · LRV 52
HDC-SM16-09 · #CABAA4 · ΔE 1.5 · LRV 50
ECC-44-1 · #C7BCAE · ΔE 1.8 · LRV 51
HDC-NT-16G · #C6BCAD · ΔE 1.88 · LRV 51
PPU8-18 · #C4BCA7 · ΔE 3.65 · LRV 50

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.67
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
1018 · #CAB9A8 · ΔE 1.67 · LRV 49
984 · #C4BAAA · ΔE 1.79 · LRV 48
CSP-65 · #C4BAAB · ΔE 1.85 · LRV 50
CW-145 · #C8BCA7 · ΔE 1.92 · LRV 51
1011 · #CCB9AD · ΔE 4.34 · LRV 51

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.78
All neutral at Valspar →
6008-1C · #C4B7A2 · ΔE 1.78 · LRV 48.1
V147-2 · #C4B7A2 · ΔE 1.78 · LRV 48.4
V132-3 · #C7B6A6 · ΔE 2.17 · LRV 48.2
2008-10A · #C7B5A4 · ΔE 2.4 · LRV 47.9
2005-10B · #CCB9AC · ΔE 3.93 · LRV 50.7

PPG / Glidden

2,132 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.7
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
PPG14-14 · #C6B8A5 · ΔE 0.7 · LRV 49
PPG15-25 · #C8BCAA · ΔE 1.07 · LRV 51
PPG1097-4 · #C8BBA3 · ΔE 2.67 · LRV 50
PPG18-03 · #C9B8AA · ΔE 2.78 · LRV 50
PPG1102-3 · #C4B9A2 · ΔE 3.01 · LRV 49

Glidden

3,101 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.92
All neutral at Glidden →
PPG14-14 · #C7B8A4 · ΔE 0.92 · LRV 49
PPG15-25 · #C8BCAB · ΔE 0.98 · LRV 51
PPG1097-4 · #C9BBA3 · ΔE 2.44 · LRV 51
PPG18-03 · #CAB8AB · ΔE 3.56 · LRV 50
90YR 49/085 · #C9B9AE · ΔE 3.77 · LRV 49

Dutch Boy

1,340 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.21
All neutral at Dutch Boy →
411-2DB · #CDBDAA · ΔE 1.21 · LRV 52
421-2DB · #C7BCA8 · ΔE 2.01 · LRV 51
420-2DB · #CBC0AD · ΔE 2.19 · LRV 54
419-3DB · #C8BBA3 · ΔE 2.67 · LRV 50
423-2DB · #C1BCA7 · ΔE 5.07 · LRV 50
HGSW 3446 · #C4B7A5 · ΔE 0.98 · LRV 48
HGSW 3186 · #C8BBA3 · ΔE 2.67 · LRV 50
HGSW 6149 · #C8BBA3 · ΔE 2.67 · LRV 50
HGSW 3066 · #CBB9AB · ΔE 3.15 · LRV 50
HGSW 6065 · #CBB9AB · ΔE 3.15 · LRV 50

Dunn-Edwards

2,298 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.04
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DEC752 · #CCBEAC · ΔE 1.04 · LRV 49
DE6129 · #CDB9A2 · ΔE 2.6 · LRV 47
DET637 · #C7BDA8 · ΔE 2.78 · LRV 51
DEGR03 · #C8BDB2 · ΔE 2.98 · LRV 52
DEBN04 · #CDB5A6 · ΔE 5.3 · LRV 48

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.84
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-109 · #C5BBAC · ΔE 1.84 · LRV 50
JG-133 · #C6BBB2 · ΔE 3.82 · LRV 51
JG-19 · #BDB7AC · ΔE 4.1 · LRV 48
JG-48 · #C2BFA2 · ΔE 7.73 · LRV 51
JG-56 · #BEC3B2 · ΔE 9.31 · LRV 53

Farrow & Ball

209 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.66
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 211 · #C9BFAB · ΔE 2.66 · LRV 53
NO. 283 · #C5BDAC · ΔE 2.89 · LRV 51
NO. 4 · #C7BFAB · ΔE 3.53 · LRV 52
NO. 58 · #C3BBA5 · ΔE 3.92 · LRV 50
NO. 10 · #C7BDA4 · ΔE 4.01 · LRV 51

Diamond Vogel

1,386 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.96
All neutral at Diamond Vogel →
0183 · #CCBDAB · ΔE 0.96 · LRV 52
0336 · #C6BCAA · ΔE 2 · LRV 51
0197 · #C2B9AB · ΔE 2.39 · LRV 49
0232 · #C2BCAD · ΔE 3.7 · LRV 50
H108 · #C1BCA8 · ΔE 4.87 · LRV 49

Hirshfield's

1,469 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.04
All neutral at Hirshfield's →
0183 · #CCBCA9 · ΔE 1.04 · LRV 51
0336 · #C5BAA6 · ΔE 2 · LRV 50
0188 · #CCBBAB · ΔE 2.04 · LRV 52
0232 · #C2BAAB · ΔE 2.73 · LRV 50
H0108 · #C2BCA9 · ΔE 4.18 · LRV 51

C2 Paint

580 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.19
All neutral at C2 Paint →
C2-784 · #C9BAAA · ΔE 1.19 · LRV 50
C2-896 · #C4B8A3 · ΔE 2.02 · LRV 49
C2-895 · #C8BAA3 · ΔE 2.05 · LRV 50
C2-798 · #C1B8AF · ΔE 3.88 · LRV 49
C2-910 · #C4BCA4 · ΔE 4.47 · LRV 50

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.27
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-13 · #C2B8B2 · ΔE 5.27 · LRV 49
PNT100-LT-60 · #DEC4B8 · ΔE 7.62 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-09 · #C1C3C0 · ΔE 8.92 · LRV 54
PNT100-MD-48 · #B5B9A6 · ΔE 9.09 · LRV 47
PNT100-MD-49 · #ABBD9F · ΔE 15.18 · LRV 48

Portola Paints

69 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.54
All neutral at Portola Paints →
TOPANGA · #D4C0AF · ΔE 3.54 · LRV 55
SEVILLA · #BDB6A2 · ΔE 4.18 · LRV 47
PIANO ROOM · #BAB6AB · ΔE 5.02 · LRV 47
TIKAL · #BDB49A · ΔE 5.12 · LRV 46
ANGEL'S LANDING · #DEBEA9 · ΔE 7.34 · LRV 55

Annie Sloan

31 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.51
All neutral at Annie Sloan →
PALOMA · #BFB5B3 · ΔE 7.51 · LRV 47
PARIS GREY · #BEC0B3 · ΔE 7.68 · LRV 52
VERSAILLES · #C4B58A · ΔE 8.52 · LRV 47
CHICAGO GREY · #BABAB9 · ΔE 8.67 · LRV 49
SVENSKA BLUE · #A4BEB7 · ΔE 16.62 · LRV 48

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.96
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-RR · #D6CFBE · ΔE 5.96 · LRV 65
BD-AU · #E5C8B7 · ΔE 7.9 · LRV 60
BD-BG · #E5BEB0 · ΔE 10.96 · LRV 53
BD-RO · #D2A299 · ΔE 15 · LRV 38
BD-UD · #A4B5BB · ΔE 15.7 · LRV 41

Rust-Oleum

16 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.25
All neutral at Rust-Oleum →
398641 · #E2D7B0 · ΔE 10.25 · LRV 68
371674 · #A5A78F · ΔE 10.92 · LRV 38
285142 · #E2CDCC · ΔE 11.22 · LRV 64
285143 · #B6B9BE · ΔE 11.78 · LRV 48
285139 · #ACCECD · ΔE 18.95 · LRV 57

Kompozit

1,321 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.04
All neutral at Kompozit →
0183 · #CCBCA9 · ΔE 1.04 · LRV 52
0336 · #C5BAA6 · ΔE 2 · LRV 50
0188 · #CCBBAB · ΔE 2.04 · LRV 51
0232 · #C2BAAB · ΔE 2.73 · LRV 50
0344 · #C8BDA4 · ΔE 3.67 · LRV 51

Similar Rodda colors

closest in the Rodda deck

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

CA093 · LRV 50
CA140 · LRV 50
CA035 · LRV 48
CA079 · LRV 50
CA051 · LRV 51
CA092 · LRV 50

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #C8BAA8 in HSL space. Pair Sand with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#C8BAA8 + #A8B6C8
TRIADIC
#C8BAA8 · #A8C8BA · #BAA8C8
ANALOGOUS
#C8AAA8 · #C8BAA8 · #C6C8A8

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.9:1 fail
Sample text on black
11.04:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

Rodda Sand Equivalents at Other Brands

Matching Sand from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Rodda CA036 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.

Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Sand

The closest Sherwin-Williams equivalent of Sand is Dhurrie Beige (SW 7524). At ΔE 0.96 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 50 vs 50). If Sherwin-Williams is your counter, order Dhurrie Beige and you'll get the same color. See the full Dhurrie Beige swatch →

Behr Equivalent of Sand

Behr's nearest match is Sail Grey (HDC-SM16-09), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.5). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 50 vs 50) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Sand without repainting risk. See the full Sail Grey swatch →

Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Sand

Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Shabby Chic (1018), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.67). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 49 vs 50) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Sand without repainting risk. See the full Shabby Chic swatch →

Valspar Equivalent of Sand

Valspar has no exact twin of Sand. The nearest is Dust Bunny (2005-10B) at ΔE 3.93 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 50.7 vs 50). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Dust Bunny swatch →

PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Sand

PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Stonington (PPG15-25), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.07). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 51 vs 50) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Sand without repainting risk. See the full Stonington swatch →

Glidden Equivalent of Sand

The closest Glidden equivalent of Sand is Stonington (PPG15-25). At ΔE 0.98 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 51 vs 50). If Glidden is your counter, order Stonington and you'll get the same color. See the full Stonington swatch →

Dutch Boy Equivalent of Sand

At Dutch Boy, the closest color to Sand is Weathered Stone (421-2DB) — very close at ΔE 2.01, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 51 vs 50) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Weathered Stone swatch →

HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Sand

At HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Sand is Social Call (HGSW 3066) — very close at ΔE 3.15, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 50 vs 50) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Social Call swatch →

Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Sand

At Dunn-Edwards, the closest color to Sand is Seagull Wail (DET637) — very close at ΔE 2.78, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 51 vs 50) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Seagull Wail swatch →

Magnolia Home Equivalent of Sand

Magnolia Home's nearest match is Solid Wood (JG-109), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.84). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 50 vs 50) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Sand without repainting risk. See the full Solid Wood swatch →

Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Sand

At Farrow & Ball, the closest color to Sand is Drop Cloth (NO. 283) — very close at ΔE 2.89, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 51 vs 50) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Drop Cloth swatch →

Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Sand

At Diamond Vogel, the closest color to Sand is Soft Leather (0336) — very close at ΔE 2, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 51 vs 50) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Soft Leather swatch →

Hirshfield's Equivalent of Sand

At Hirshfield's, the closest color to Sand is Soft Leather (0336) — very close at ΔE 2, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 50 vs 50) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Soft Leather swatch →

C2 Paint Equivalent of Sand

C2 Paint's nearest match is Cappuccino Froth (C2-784), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.19). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 50 vs 50) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Sand without repainting risk. See the full Cappuccino Froth swatch →

Clare Equivalent of Sand

Clare doesn't make a true equivalent of Sand — the nearest deck color, Greige (PNT100-LT-13), is clearly different (ΔE 5.27). For an exact match, any Clare retailer can custom-tint Rodda CA036 instead. See the full Greige swatch →

Portola Paints Equivalent of Sand

Portola Paints has no exact twin of Sand. The nearest is Sevilla (SEVILLA) at ΔE 4.18 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It runs slightly darker (LRV 47 vs 50). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Sevilla swatch →

Annie Sloan Equivalent of Sand

Annie Sloan doesn't make a true equivalent of Sand — the nearest deck color, Paris Grey (PARIS GREY), is clearly different (ΔE 7.68). For an exact match, any Annie Sloan retailer can custom-tint Rodda CA036 instead. See the full Paris Grey swatch →

Backdrop Equivalent of Sand

Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Sand — the nearest deck color, Boy Meets Girl (BD-BG), is clearly different (ΔE 10.96). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Rodda CA036 instead. See the full Boy Meets Girl swatch →

Rust-Oleum Equivalent of Sand

Rust-Oleum doesn't make a true equivalent of Sand — the nearest deck color, Aged Gray (285143), is clearly different (ΔE 11.78). For an exact match, any Rust-Oleum retailer can custom-tint Rodda CA036 instead. See the full Aged Gray swatch →

Kompozit Equivalent of Sand

At Kompozit, the closest color to Sand is Soft Leather (0336) — very close at ΔE 2, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 50 vs 50) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Soft Leather swatch →

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