Silent Sands (Behr T17-11)
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Silent Sands (Behr T17-11) is a deep, warm beige from Behr: LRV 31.5, so it reflects about 32 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Silent Sands
Four Behr colors picked for Silent 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 Silent 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 | Sanderling | SW 7513 | 31 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Alexandria Beige | HC-77 | 29 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Free Wheeling | 2006-10A | 35 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Rapid Rock | 15-19 | 30 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Silent Sands (LRV 31.5 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Silent Sands
Darker than Silent Sands
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | T17-11 |
| Hex | #A99582 |
| RGB | 169, 149, 130 |
| HSL | 29°, 18%, 59% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 31.5 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 63.0, 4.3, 12.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Silent Sands (Behr T17-11), published as #A99582
#998B80
#B99F82
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Silent Sands (Behr T17-11)?
- Silent Sands has an LRV of 31.5 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Silent Sands is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Silent Sands in another brand?
- Sanderling (SW 7513) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Silent Sands warm or cool?
- Behr lists Silent Sands as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.8; 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.