Tropical Sand (BM 2101-70)
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Tropical Sand (BM 2101-70) is a light, neutral off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 76, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tropical Sand
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Tropical Sand by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, 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 Tropical 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 | Intimate White | SW 6322 | 77 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Milady | 160E-1 | 77.2 | 0.2 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sweet Pastel | 1007-8C | 76 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Aubergine | 1064-1 | 80 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Tropical Sand (LRV 76) by LRV.
Lighter than Tropical Sand
Darker than Tropical Sand
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2101-70 |
| Hex | #EFE2DD |
| RGB | 239, 226, 221 |
| HSL | 17°, 36%, 90% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.8, 3.6, 4.0 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tropical Sand (BM 2101-70), published as #EFE2DD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tropical Sand (BM 2101-70)?
- Tropical Sand has an LRV of 76. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tropical Sand is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Tropical Sand in another brand?
- Milady (Behr 160E-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.2 (indistinguishable).
- Is Tropical Sand warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Tropical Sand as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.0; 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.