Sandy White (BM 2148-50)
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Sandy White (BM 2148-50) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 72, so it reflects about 72 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sandy White
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Sandy White 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 Sandy White, 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 | Ionic Ivory | SW 6406 | 74 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Belvedere Cream | 770C-2 | 70.9 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Drumskin | 7003-10 | 71 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Irresistible | 1094-1 | 73 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Sandy White (LRV 72) by LRV.
Lighter than Sandy White
Darker than Sandy White
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2148-50 |
| Hex | #E7DFC5 |
| RGB | 231, 223, 197 |
| HSL | 46°, 41%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 72 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.8, -1.5, 13.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sandy White (BM 2148-50), published as #E7DFC5
#D6D5C3
#F9E9C5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sandy White (BM 2148-50)?
- Sandy White has an LRV of 72. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sandy White is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sandy White in another brand?
- Ionic Ivory (SW 6406) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sandy White warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Sandy White as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.7; 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.