Sand Trap (SW 6066)
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Sand Trap (SW 6066) is a medium, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 40, so it reflects about 40 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sand Trap
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Sand Trap by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Sand Trap, 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 | Quietude | CSP-230 | 37.9 | 2.2 | very close |
| Behr | Rugged Tan | N190-4 | 38.1 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Boulder Beige | 3001-10A | 42 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Notorious | 1074-4 | 41 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Sand Trap (LRV 40) by LRV.
Lighter than Sand Trap
Darker than Sand Trap
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6066 |
| Hex | #BBA595 |
| RGB | 187, 165, 149 |
| HSL | 25°, 22%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.2, 5.4, 11.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sand Trap (SW 6066), published as #BBA595
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sand Trap (SW 6066)?
- Sand Trap has an LRV of 40. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sand Trap is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sand Trap in another brand?
- Rugged Tan (Behr N190-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sand Trap warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Sand Trap as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.2; 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.