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Sand & Sage Color Scheme

A soft, earthy pairing of warm sand and quiet sage that feels calm and grounded, with a touch of cream to keep it fresh. Each shade is matched to real paint you can buy.

By Mark Thompson · Pro Contractor & Field Editor

Start with Soft Sand, a warm, easygoing beige that feels like sunlight on a linen curtain. It sets a quiet, grounded mood and gives the whole space a soft, natural backdrop that never feels cold or stark. This is the color that does most of the work, wrapping a room in calm and letting everything else settle in around it.

Against that warm base, Muted Sage brings in a gentle hint of green that feels fresh and a little organic, like sage leaves or weathered stone. It’s the perfect counterpoint to all that warmth, and it keeps the look from feeling flat. Then Warm Cream lifts everything with a soft, sunny brightness, catching the light on trim, ceilings, or a few well-placed details. Together these three feel relaxed and pulled together at once, which is why they work just as well flowing through a living room, a bedroom, a kitchen, or across a whole home.

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Soft Sand
walls
C2 Paint Jute · C2-881
#D9CEB2
LRV 62
Muted Sage
trim
Benjamin Moore Kennebunkport Green · HC-123
#919D82
LRV 32
Warm Cream
accent
Benjamin Moore Navajo White · 947
#EEE7D5
LRV 78

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Each color matched to the closest real paint in every brand, by ΔE2000. Tap a swatch for its full guide or + to save it — take any SKU to the store, they mix on demand.

Soft Sand
#DACEB3 · LRV 62 · walls
Sherwin-Williams · SW 9119 · ΔE 0.88
Behr · UL160-15 · ΔE 2.05
Benjamin Moore · 1038 · ΔE 2.27
Valspar · 3007-10C · ΔE 2.79
PPG / Glidden · PPG1098-3 · ΔE 1.86
Glidden · 50YY 61/152 · ΔE 0.69
Dutch Boy · 322-1DB · ΔE 1.36
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 3207 · ΔE 0.88
Dunn-Edwards · DEC761 · ΔE 2.03
Magnolia Home · JG-105 · ΔE 3.26
Farrow & Ball · NO. 8 · ΔE 0.99
Diamond Vogel · H105 · ΔE 0.89
Hirshfield's · H0105 · ΔE 1.05
Rodda · CA135 · ΔE 2.32
C2 Paint · C2-881 · ΔE 0.67
Clare · PNT100-LT-21 · ΔE 3.53
Portola Paints · EL MATADOR · ΔE 4.13
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 4.12
Backdrop · BD-RR · ΔE 3.67
Rust-Oleum · 398641 · ΔE 4.3
Kompozit · 0273 · ΔE 2.11
Muted Sage
#94A083 · LRV 33 · trim
Sherwin-Williams · SW 2812 · ΔE 1.79
Behr · MQ6-51 · ΔE 1.32
Benjamin Moore · HC-123 · ΔE 1.11
Valspar · T617 · ΔE 1.72
PPG / Glidden · PPG1126-5 · ΔE 3
Glidden · 30GY 33/144 · ΔE 2.03
Dutch Boy · 325-3DB · ΔE 1.79
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 2254 · ΔE 4.44
Dunn-Edwards · DE5655 · ΔE 1.28
Magnolia Home · JG-57 · ΔE 4.15
Farrow & Ball · NO. 81 · ΔE 2.58
Diamond Vogel · 0428 · ΔE 1.91
Hirshfield's · H0082 · ΔE 1.36
Rodda · CA172 · ΔE 3.2
C2 Paint · C2-665 · ΔE 2.15
Clare · PNT100-MD-64 · ΔE 4.68
Portola Paints · BRONSON · ΔE 6.13
Annie Sloan · CHATEAU GREY · ΔE 8.34
Backdrop · BD-CT · ΔE 10.9
Rust-Oleum · 371674 · ΔE 5.27
Kompozit · 0415 · ΔE 4.55
Warm Cream
#EEE7D5 · LRV 80 · accent
Sherwin-Williams · SW 7563 · ΔE 0.55
Behr · ECC-24-2 · ΔE 0.44
Benjamin Moore · 947 · ΔE 0
Valspar · V176 · ΔE 1.48
PPG / Glidden · PPG1104-1 · ΔE 1.05
Glidden · PPG1096-1 · ΔE 1.38
Dutch Boy · 010W · ΔE 1.94
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams · HGSW 4033 · ΔE 2.1
Dunn-Edwards · DEW351 · ΔE 0.57
Magnolia Home · JG-16 · ΔE 0
Farrow & Ball · NO. 2002 · ΔE 0.66
Diamond Vogel · OW4 · ΔE 1.19
Hirshfield's · 0014 · ΔE 1.1
Rodda · R127 · ΔE 0.6
C2 Paint · C2-596 · ΔE 0.51
Clare · PNT100-LT-62 · ΔE 1.94
Portola Paints · CASA FORMA · ΔE 1.4
Annie Sloan · OLD OCHRE · ΔE 9.31
Backdrop · BD-DS · ΔE 2.2
Rust-Oleum · 329598 · ΔE 3.59
Kompozit · 0014 · ΔE 1.1

Questions

what colors go with soft sand?

Muted greens, warm creams, and soft browns all sit nicely next to sand. It's a flexible base color, so almost any natural, low-key shade will feel right at home with it.

is this combo too earthy?

Not at all. The sand and sage stay gentle and muted, and the cream keeps everything bright and airy, so the whole thing reads calm rather than heavy.

what undertones should i watch?

Sand and cream both lean warm, while the sage carries a soft gray-green. Keep your lighting in mind, since cool daylight can pull the sage a little grayer than it looks on the chip.

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