Acapulco Sand (BM 2105-60)
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Acapulco Sand (BM 2105-60) is a medium, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 59.9, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Acapulco Sand
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Acapulco 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 Acapulco 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 | Abalone Shell | SW 6050 | 60 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Malted | N160-2 | 60.2 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Badlands Taupe | 2003-10B | 57 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cheerful Heart | 1016-3 | 60 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Acapulco Sand (LRV 59.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Acapulco Sand
Darker than Acapulco Sand
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2105-60 |
| Hex | #DDC9C1 |
| RGB | 221, 201, 193 |
| HSL | 17°, 29%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.4, 5.7, 6.5 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Acapulco Sand (BM 2105-60), published as #DDC9C1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Acapulco Sand (BM 2105-60)?
- Acapulco Sand has an LRV of 59.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Acapulco Sand is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Acapulco Sand in another brand?
- Malted (Behr N160-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Acapulco Sand warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Acapulco Sand as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.5; 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.