Sandbank (SW 6052)
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Sandbank (SW 6052) is a medium, warm orange from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 40, so it reflects about 40 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sandbank
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Sandbank by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper orange, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Sandbank, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Café Mocha | 2099-50 | 42 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Cozy Blanket | ICC-53 | 40.8 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Naked Clay | 1008-10A | 41 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Just Rosey | 1061-4 | 40 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams orange colors nearest to Sandbank (LRV 40) by LRV.
Lighter than Sandbank
Darker than Sandbank
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6052 |
| Hex | #C3A497 |
| RGB | 195, 164, 151 |
| HSL | 18°, 27%, 68% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.8, 9.3, 11.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sandbank (SW 6052), published as #C3A497
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sandbank (SW 6052)?
- Sandbank has an LRV of 40. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sandbank is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sandbank in another brand?
- Cozy Blanket (Behr ICC-53) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sandbank warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Sandbank as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.0; 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.