Classic Sand

With an LRV of about 53, Classic Sand reflects a little over half the light that reaches it, so it stays light in a north-facing room without looking stark. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Classic Sand in other brands

• TVT X469 Tikkurila Beige Very close ΔE 0.5
• Soft Almond 4 Dulux UK 1187132 Beige Very close ΔE 0.9
• Cashmere Benjamin Moore CSP-345 Beige Very close ΔE 1.1
• Ambrosia C2 Paint C2-529 Beige Very close ΔE 1.1
• Bison Beige Nerolac 2894 Beige Very close ΔE 1.1
• Light Granite Jotun 2040 Beige Very close ΔE 1.2

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Peach Fuzz Sherwin-Williams 6344 Beige
• Sand Trap Sherwin-Williams 6066 Beige

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as beige
• Protanopia Reads as beige
• Tritanopia Reads as pink
• Achromatopsia Reads as light gray

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns orange
• Neutral, 4000 K Turns orange
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Classic Sand warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 12.5 and a value of 6.4 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Tikkurila color to Classic Sand?

TVT X469 (Tikkurila), at ΔE 0.5. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Classic Sand?

≈ 53. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.