Sands of Time (SW 6101)
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Sands of Time (SW 6101) is a deep, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 39, so it reflects about 39 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sands of Time
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Sands of Time 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 Sands of Time, 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 | Broken Arrow | 1026 | 37.3 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Merino | N260-4 | 38.8 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Boulder Beige | 3001-10A | 42 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Yosemite Trailhead | 15-04 | 42 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Sands of Time (LRV 39) by LRV.
Lighter than Sands of Time
Darker than Sands of Time
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6101 |
| Hex | #BCA38B |
| RGB | 188, 163, 139 |
| HSL | 29°, 27%, 64% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 39 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 68.6, 5.4, 15.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sands of Time (SW 6101), published as #BCA38B
#AC998A
#CCAD8B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sands of Time (SW 6101)?
- Sands of Time has an LRV of 39. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sands of Time is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Sands of Time in another brand?
- Merino (Behr N260-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sands of Time warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Sands of Time as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.9; 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.