Sand Pebble (BM 2105-50)
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Sand Pebble (BM 2105-50) is a medium, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 41.5, so it reflects about 42 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sand Pebble
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Sand Pebble 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 Pebble, 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 | Sandbank | SW 6052 | 40 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Patchwork Pink | HDC-NT-06 | 42.2 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Glamorous Taupe | 2003-10A | 41 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Taupe Tapestry | 1072-4 | 42 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Sand Pebble (LRV 41.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Sand Pebble
Darker than Sand Pebble
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2105-50 |
| Hex | #C3A99F |
| RGB | 195, 169, 159 |
| HSL | 17°, 23%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 41.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 71.2, 7.8, 8.6 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sand Pebble (BM 2105-50), published as #C3A99F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sand Pebble (BM 2105-50)?
- Sand Pebble has an LRV of 41.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sand Pebble is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sand Pebble in another brand?
- Patchwork Pink (Behr HDC-NT-06) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sand Pebble warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Sand Pebble as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.6; 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.