Sand Dunes (BM 1072)
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Sand Dunes (BM 1072) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 70.1, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sand Dunes
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Sand Dunes by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Sand Dunes, 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 | Eaglet Beige | SW 7573 | 71 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Moongaze | MQ3-41 | 72 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Lovely Bluff | 3004-10C | 70 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Ethereal | 1088-2 | 75 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Sand Dunes (LRV 70.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Sand Dunes
Darker than Sand Dunes
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1072 |
| Hex | #EADAC2 |
| RGB | 234, 218, 194 |
| HSL | 36°, 49%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.7, 1.6, 13.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sand Dunes (BM 1072), published as #EADAC2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sand Dunes (BM 1072)?
- Sand Dunes has an LRV of 70.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sand Dunes is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sand Dunes in another brand?
- Eaglet Beige (SW 7573) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sand Dunes warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Sand Dunes as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.8; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). 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.