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VALSPAR · 2004-10B

Valspar Sand Storm#D5C5B9 · LRV 57.7

Sand Storm reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar 2004-10B actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR SAND STORM
RGB 213, 197, 185 LRV 57.7

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Sand Storm
SKU 2004-10B
Hex #D5C5B9
RGB 213, 197, 185
HSL 26°, 25%, 78%
LRV 57.7
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Valspar Sand Storm

At LRV 57.7, Sand Storm 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 Storm 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.

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
Whale Bone
SKU 0203 · #D0C8BB · LRV 58
ΔE 4.09 (noticeable)
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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 neutral from that brand.

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.92
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
1010
#D3C4BA
Rose Dust
ΔE 0.92 · LRV 56
989
#CFC4B7
Alphano Beige
ΔE 2.65 · LRV 55
1004
#D2C8BD
Desert Light
ΔE 2.69 · LRV 58
995
#D3C9BD
Mocha Cream
ΔE 2.91 · LRV 58
2110-50
#D3C3BD
Gobi Desert
ΔE 3.02 · LRV

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.26
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 9085
#D5C7BA
Touch of Sand
ΔE 1.26 · LRV 59
SW 6085
#D6C7B9
Simplify Beige
ΔE 1.29 · LRV 59
SW 6078
#D3C8BD
Realist Beige
ΔE 2.23 · LRV 59
SW 6099
#D7C5B3
Sand Dollar
ΔE 2.48 · LRV 58
SW 7036
#D1C7B8
Accessible Beige
ΔE 3.69 · LRV 58

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.37
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6066
#D5C6BD
Desert Rock
ΔE 1.37 · LRV 58
DE6073
#D6C3B9
New Wool
ΔE 1.95 · LRV 57
DE6122
#D8C7B6
Dry Creek
ΔE 2.19 · LRV 59
DE6094
#DDC3B7
Canyon Dusk
ΔE 4.1 · LRV 58
DE6206
#D5C7B3
Desert Suede
ΔE 4.11 · LRV 58

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.49
All neutral at Behr →
HDC-AC-04
#D3C2B3
Avenue Tan
ΔE 1.49 · LRV 56
MQ3-38
#D7C3B5
Suede Beige
ΔE 1.61 · LRV 57
760A-3
#DAC6BD
Regal
ΔE 2.71 · LRV 59
MQ3-10
#D4C5B3
French Beige
ΔE 2.99 · LRV 57
MQ6-31
#D0C7B8
Shoreline Haze
ΔE 4.16 · LRV 58

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.02
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1022-2
#CFC6BC
Intuitive
ΔE 3.02 · LRV 57
1021-2
#CFC5B6
Synchronicity
ΔE 3.71 · LRV 57
1024-4
#D1C9BA
Moth Gray
ΔE 4.66 · LRV 59
14-29
#D1C9BA
Moth Gray
ΔE 4.66 · LRV 59
14-32
#CEC7B8
Ostrich Feather
ΔE 5.12 · LRV 57

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.34
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-LT-17
#D4CBC0
Flatiron
ΔE 3.34 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-60
#DEC4B8
Meet Cute
ΔE 4.1 · LRV 58
PNT100-LT-08
#CBCBC5
Windy City
ΔE 7.44 · LRV 59
PNT100-LT-70
#C9CDB9
All The Sage
ΔE 11.44 · LRV 60
PNT100-LT-10
#C1CAC5
Grayish
ΔE 11.73 · LRV 58

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.36
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 286
#D6C8C3
Peignoir
ΔE 3.36 · LRV 60
NO. 264
#D6C2AC
Oxford Stone
ΔE 4.03 · LRV 56
NO. 228
#D1CBC3
Cornforth White
ΔE 4.49 · LRV 60
NO. 231
#DFC2AF
Setting Plaster
ΔE 4.81 · LRV 57
NO. 4
#CFC3AD
Old White
ΔE 5.58 · LRV 55

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.49
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-104
#D1C8B8
Southern Grown
ΔE 4.49 · LRV 58
JG-156
#D3C9B7
Plaster
ΔE 4.77 · LRV 59
JG-127
#C7C2BB
Anatolian
ΔE 5.01 · LRV 54
JG-117
#CBC9C1
Earl Gray
ΔE 6.44 · LRV 58
JG-18
#CDCABC
Gatherings
ΔE 6.89 · LRV 59

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.89
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 4.89 · LRV 60
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 6.01 · LRV 65
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 8.21 · LRV 53
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 8.68 · LRV 73
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 19.55 · LRV 51

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

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

8005-8B
Perfect Backdrop
LRV 56
1004-10B
Berry Cream
LRV 57
6005-1B
Villa Grey
LRV 58.6
2003-10B
Badlands Taupe
LRV 55.5
V133-3
Shaggy Dog
LRV 55.6
8006-2C
Wet Concrete
LRV 60

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #D5C5B9 in HSL space. Pair Sand Storm with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#D5C5B9 + #B9C9D5
TRIADIC
#D5C5B9 · #B9D5C5 · #C5B9D5
ANALOGOUS
#D5B9BB · #D5C5B9 · #D5D3B9

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.68:1 fail
Sample text on black
12.52:1 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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