Cape Sands
2004-6C · #F8DAC6 · LRV 74.3 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Agreeable Gray60
- 2Pale Oak69
- 3Cape Sands74.3
- 4Dover White83
- 5Moonlit Beach88
What Color Is Cape Sands, Really?
Cape Sands reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Valspar 2004-6C behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Cape Sands
Cape Sands 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 Cape Sands
At LRV 74.3, Cape Sands 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 Cape Sands 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 Valspar 2004-6C 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 | OrganzaSW 6637 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.7 | 76 | Color page → |
| Behr | Paper HeartM210-2 · Behr | 0.8 | 75 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Rosebud065 · Benjamin Moore | 0.5 | 73 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Crisp Won TonPPG1202-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.9 | 74 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Sourpatch PeachPPG1200-2 · Glidden | 1.2 | 73 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Sandy Coral108-2DB · Dutch Boy | 1.9 | 74 | Color page → |
Similar Valspar Colors
The nearest shades to Cape Sands within Valspar'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 #F8DAC6 in HSL space. Pair Cape Sands with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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