Soft Sand (BM 2106-60)
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Soft Sand (BM 2106-60) is a light, warm greige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 61.9, so it reflects about 62 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Soft Sand
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Soft Sand by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, 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 Soft 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 | Unfussy Beige | SW 6043 | 60 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Mocha Ice | N150-1 | 66 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Champagne Glee | 2003-10C | 65 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | First Kiss | 1017-2 | 61 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore greige colors nearest to Soft Sand (LRV 61.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Soft Sand
Darker than Soft Sand
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2106-60 |
| Hex | #DCCDC5 |
| RGB | 220, 205, 197 |
| HSL | 21°, 25%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.4, 3.9, 5.9 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Soft Sand (BM 2106-60), published as #DCCDC5
#CBC3C3
#EED7C5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Soft Sand (BM 2106-60)?
- Soft Sand has an LRV of 61.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Soft Sand is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Soft Sand in another brand?
- Champagne Glee (Valspar 2003-10C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Soft Sand warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Soft Sand as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.9; 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.