Silver Sands (Behr ECC-33-2)
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Silver Sands (Behr ECC-33-2) is a light, neutral off-white from Behr: LRV 72.4, so it reflects about 72 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Silver Sands
Four Behr colors picked for Silver Sands by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Silver Sands, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Rock Candy | SW 6231 | 75 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Pearl River | 871 | 73.1 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sheer Light | 7004-16 | 73 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Thin Ice | 1001-3 | 71 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Silver Sands (LRV 72.4 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Silver Sands
Darker than Silver Sands
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | ECC-33-2 |
| Hex | #DADEDD |
| RGB | 218, 222, 221 |
| HSL | 165°, 6%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 72.4 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.2, -1.5, 0.0 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Silver Sands (Behr ECC-33-2), published as #DADEDD
#C8D4DB
#EDE8DD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Silver Sands (Behr ECC-33-2)?
- Silver Sands has an LRV of 72.4 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Silver Sands is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Silver Sands in another brand?
- Pearl River (BM 871) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Silver Sands warm or cool?
- Behr lists Silver Sands as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.0; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.