Sandy Brown (BM CC-150)
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Sandy Brown (BM CC-150) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 52.3, so it reflects about 52 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sandy Brown
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Sandy Brown by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Brown, 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 | Tumblin' Tumbleweed | SW 9120 | 51 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Final Straw | S320-3 | 53.1 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sandy Cove | 3005-10A | 55 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Golden Ecru | 1095-4 | 56 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Sandy Brown (LRV 52.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Sandy Brown
Darker than Sandy Brown
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CC-150 |
| Hex | #D3C09D |
| RGB | 211, 192, 157 |
| HSL | 39°, 38%, 72% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 52.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.5, 1.3, 20.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sandy Brown (BM CC-150), published as #D3C09D
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#E4CA9C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sandy Brown (BM CC-150)?
- Sandy Brown has an LRV of 52.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sandy Brown is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sandy Brown in another brand?
- Sandy Cove (Valspar 3005-10A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sandy Brown warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Sandy Brown as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.1; 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.