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VALSPAR · 8005-7C

Valspar Beach Dune#D4C3AC · LRV 56

Beach Dune reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar 8005-7C actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR BEACH DUNE
RGB 212, 195, 172 LRV 56

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Beach Dune
SKU 8005-7C
Hex #D4C3AC
RGB 212, 195, 172
HSL 34°, 32%, 75%
LRV 56
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Pink

About Valspar Beach Dune

At LRV 56, Beach Dune 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.

Beach Dune 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. Soft pinks flatter bedrooms and nurseries; deeper ones make a confident statement.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Garden Country
SKU 0279 · #D6C5A9 · LRV 57
ΔE 1.93 (near-perfect)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 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 pink from that brand.

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.66
All pink at Behr →
PPU7-08
#D2C1A9
Baja
ΔE 0.66 · LRV 55
PPU7-8
#D2C1A9
Baja
ΔE 0.66 · LRV 55
250E-3
#D6C4B0
Wild Porcini
ΔE 1.55 · LRV 57
HDC-CT-06
#D8C3A9
Country Linens
ΔE 1.62 · LRV 56
S240-3
#D8C3AC
Ash Blonde
ΔE 1.82 · LRV 57

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.71
All pink at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6106
#D7C5AE
Kilim Beige
ΔE 0.71 · LRV 57
SW 7529
#D4C5AD
Sand Beach
ΔE 1.23 · LRV 57
SW 7719
#D8C4AE
Fresco Cream
ΔE 1.65 · LRV 57
SW 36
#D9C3A6
Buckram Binding
ΔE 2.32 · LRV 57
SW 7738
#CDC4AE
Cargo Pants
ΔE 3.7 · LRV 56

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.74
All pink at Dunn-Edwards →
DEC747
#D5C3AD
Sahara
ΔE 0.74 · LRV 56
DEC767
#D2C5AE
Riverbed
ΔE 1.91 · LRV 57
DE6199
#D6C5A9
Pale Beach
ΔE 1.93 · LRV 57
DE6143
#D6C0A4
Almond Latte
ΔE 2.24 · LRV 55
DE6192
#D2C6AE
Nomadic Taupe
ΔE 2.6 · LRV 57

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.26
All pink at Benjamin Moore →
1128
#D8C4AB
Adobe Beige
ΔE 1.26 · LRV 55
HC-45
#D1C2A7
Shaker Beige
ΔE 2.14 · LRV 54
1081
#D7C2AD
King Arthur's Court
ΔE 2.31 · LRV
CC-368
#D7C2AD
Sandpiper Beige
ΔE 2.31 · LRV
HC-83
#CEC5B0
Grant Beige
ΔE 3.6 · LRV 56

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.48
All pink at PPG / Glidden →
14-17
#D7C8B1
Armadillo
ΔE 1.48 · LRV 59
1101-3
#CEC1A5
Stylish
ΔE 3.25 · LRV 54
1076-3
#D0C2B4
Gotta Have It
ΔE 3.46 · LRV 55
1021-2
#CFC5B6
Synchronicity
ΔE 3.56 · LRV 57
1094-3
#D9C3A1
Birch Beige
ΔE 3.56 · LRV 56

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.6
All pink at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 264
#D6C2AC
Oxford Stone
ΔE 1.6 · LRV 56
NO. 213
#D8C4A8
Savage Ground
ΔE 1.77 · LRV 57
NO. 211
#CEC1AD
Stony Ground
ΔE 1.84 · LRV 54
NO. 4
#CFC3AD
Old White
ΔE 2.24 · LRV 55
NO. 15
#CEC3AD
Bone
ΔE 2.73 · LRV 55

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.33
All pink at Magnolia Home →
JG-156
#D3C9B7
Plaster
ΔE 3.33 · LRV 59
JG-104
#D1C8B8
Southern Grown
ΔE 3.82 · LRV 58
JG-18
#CDCABC
Gatherings
ΔE 6.56 · LRV 59
JG-127
#C7C2BB
Anatolian
ΔE 7.08 · LRV 54
JG-117
#CBC9C1
Earl Gray
ΔE 7.79 · LRV 58

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.14
All pink at Backdrop →
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 5.14 · LRV 65
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 6.83 · LRV 73
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 6.94 · LRV 60
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 10.82 · LRV 53
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 11.6 · LRV 60

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.25
All pink at Clare →
PNT100-LT-17
#D4CBC0
Flatiron
ΔE 5.25 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-60
#DEC4B8
Meet Cute
ΔE 7.53 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-08
#CBCBC5
Windy City
ΔE 9.05 · LRV 59
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 9.85 · LRV 60
PNT100-MD-47
#C4CEBD
Dirty Martini
ΔE 12.25 · LRV 60

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

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

T576
Cocoa Dust
LRV 56
8004-20B
Sheepskin Rug
LRV 56
T567
Elk Antler
LRV 54.8
V133-3
Shaggy Dog
LRV 55.6
V088-2
Silken Stockings
LRV 55.8
M302
Ancient Relic
LRV 55.3

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #D4C3AC in HSL space. Pair Beach Dune with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#D4C3AC + #ACBDD4
TRIADIC
#D4C3AC · #ACD4C3 · #C3ACD4
ANALOGOUS
#D4AFAC · #D4C3AC · #D1D4AC

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.72:1 fail
Sample text on black
12.2:1 AAA

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

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