Barbados Sand (BM 1094)
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Barbados Sand (BM 1094) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 70.2, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Barbados Sand
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Barbados Sand 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 Barbados Sand, 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 | Echelon Ecru | SW 7574 | 70 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Ecru | PPL-76 | 73.3 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Lovely Bluff | 3004-10C | 70 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Camel Tan | 12-13 | 72 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Barbados Sand (LRV 70.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Barbados Sand
Darker than Barbados Sand
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1094 |
| Hex | #E8DAC1 |
| RGB | 232, 218, 193 |
| HSL | 38°, 46%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.6, 0.8, 14.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Barbados Sand (BM 1094), published as #E8DAC1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Barbados Sand (BM 1094)?
- Barbados Sand has an LRV of 70.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Barbados Sand is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Barbados Sand in another brand?
- Echelon Ecru (SW 7574) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Barbados Sand warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Barbados Sand as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.0; 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.