Sand Dollar (SW 6099)
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Sand Dollar (SW 6099) is a medium, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 58, so it reflects about 58 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sand Dollar
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Sand Dollar 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 Dollar, 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 | Chocolate Mousse | 1025 | 54 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Autumn Haze | QE-11 | 55.8 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | New Penny | 3001-8B | 61 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cocoa Cream | 1079-3 | 60 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Sand Dollar (LRV 58) by LRV.
Lighter than Sand Dollar
Darker than Sand Dollar
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6099 |
| Hex | #D7C5B3 |
| RGB | 215, 197, 179 |
| HSL | 30°, 31%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 58 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.5, 3.4, 11.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sand Dollar (SW 6099), published as #D7C5B3
#C6BBB1
#E8CFB3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sand Dollar (SW 6099)?
- Sand Dollar has an LRV of 58. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sand Dollar is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sand Dollar in another brand?
- Autumn Haze (Behr QE-11) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sand Dollar warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Sand Dollar as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.3; 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.