Nantucket Sands (Behr HDC-CL-05G)
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Nantucket Sands (Behr HDC-CL-05G) is a medium, warm beige from Behr: LRV 40, so it reflects about 40 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Nantucket Sands
Four Behr colors picked for Nantucket Sands by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Nantucket 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 | Perfect Greige | SW 6073 | 42 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Evening Gown | CSP-375 | 40.9 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Smoked Oyster | 6005-1C | 39 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Desert Dune | 1023-4 | 41 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Nantucket Sands (LRV 40 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Nantucket Sands
Darker than Nantucket Sands
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | HDC-CL-05G |
| Hex | #B4A89A |
| RGB | 180, 168, 154 |
| HSL | 32°, 15%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.5, 1.9, 8.8 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Nantucket Sands (Behr HDC-CL-05G), published as #B4A89A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Nantucket Sands (Behr HDC-CL-05G)?
- Nantucket Sands has an LRV of 40 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Nantucket Sands is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Nantucket Sands in another brand?
- Evening Gown (BM CSP-375) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Nantucket Sands warm or cool?
- Behr lists Nantucket Sands as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.8; 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.