Painted Sands (BM 1142)
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Painted Sands (BM 1142) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 69.5, so it reflects about 69 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Painted Sands
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Painted Sands 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 Painted 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 | Warm Beige | SW 0035 | 73 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Sandy Beige | PPU4-10A | 70.2 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Toasting Tan | 3003-8B | 70 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Antique Parchment | 1087-3 | 70 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Painted Sands (LRV 69.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Painted Sands
Darker than Painted Sands
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1142 |
| Hex | #EBD7BF |
| RGB | 235, 215, 191 |
| HSL | 33°, 52%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 69.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.0, 3.1, 14.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Painted Sands (BM 1142), published as #EBD7BF
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#FCE1BF
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Painted Sands (BM 1142)?
- Painted Sands has an LRV of 69.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Painted Sands is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Painted Sands in another brand?
- Sandy Beige (Behr PPU4-10A) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Painted Sands warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Painted Sands as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.4; 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.