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Sands of Time

Sherwin-Williams 6101

HEX
#BCA38B
RGB
188, 163, 139
LAB
68.6, 5.4, 15.8
LRV
≈ 39
Family
Beige, warm
Nearest RAL
1019 Grey Beige
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With an LRV of about 39, Sands of Time is a mid tone: it absorbs more light than it reflects, so it reads deeper on a large wall than on the chip. It suits accent walls and well-lit rooms. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Sands of Time in other brands

  • Merino Behr N260-4 Beige Very close ΔE 0.7
  • Brown House Beige Pratt & Lambert CW222 Beige Very close ΔE 0.7
  • Under Cover Kelly-Moore KM4181-2 Orange Very close ΔE 1.1
  • Broken Benjamin Moore 1026 Beige Very close ΔE 1.2
  • Camel Hide Dulux Australia S10D3 Beige Very close ΔE 1.2
  • TVT J466 Tikkurila Orange Very close ΔE 1.3

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

How it looks with color blindness

  • Deuteranopia Reads as beige
  • Protanopia Reads as beige
  • Tritanopia Reads as red
  • 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 Sands of Time warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 15.8 and a value of 5.4 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Behr color to Sands of Time?

Merino (N260-4), at ΔE 0.7. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Sands of Time?

≈ 39. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.