Sensational Sand

With an LRV of about 39, Sensational Sand 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.

Sensational Sand in other brands

• Summer Hill Kelly-Moore KM5700-2 Beige Very close ΔE 0.8
• Kangaroo Pouch Dulux Australia S11D4 Beige Very close ΔE 0.9
• Soft Almond 3 Dulux UK 1187131 Orange Very close ΔE 1.0
• Hempel 60011 Hempel Beige Very close ΔE 1.1
• Mocha Foam Behr T15-17 Beige Very close ΔE 1.2
• TVT Q656 Tikkurila Orange Very close ΔE 1.4

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Tower Tan Sherwin-Williams 7704 Orange
• Nearly Brown Sherwin-Williams 9093 Beige

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 Sensational Sand warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 15.2 and a value of 6.9 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Kelly-Moore color to Sensational Sand?

Summer Hill (KM5700-2), at ΔE 0.8. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Sensational Sand?

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