Sandy Beaches (BM 946)
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Sandy Beaches (BM 946) is a light, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 79.7, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sandy Beaches
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Sandy Beaches 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 Beaches, 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 | Summer White | SW 7557 | 83 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Marquee White | BXC-47 | 83.1 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Kabuki Clay | 3003-8C | 82 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Mimosa | 1203-2 | 82 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Sandy Beaches (LRV 79.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Sandy Beaches
Darker than Sandy Beaches
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 946 |
| Hex | #F3E8D4 |
| RGB | 243, 232, 212 |
| HSL | 39°, 56%, 89% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 79.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.4, 0.4, 11.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sandy Beaches (BM 946), published as #F3E8D4
#E2DED2
#FFF2D4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sandy Beaches (BM 946)?
- Sandy Beaches has an LRV of 79.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sandy Beaches is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sandy Beaches in another brand?
- Kabuki Clay (Valspar 3003-8C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sandy Beaches warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Sandy Beaches as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.1; 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.