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
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
- Very close ΔE 0.0
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
- Ginger Root Sherwin-Williams 9095 Beige
- Dormer Brown Sherwin-Williams 7521 Beige
- Very close ΔE 0.0
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.