Mexican Sand (SW 7519)
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Mexican Sand (SW 7519) is a deep, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 33, so it reflects about 33 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mexican Sand
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Mexican Sand 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 Mexican Sand, 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 | Beach House Beige | 1083 | 32.9 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Mocha Tan | HDC-SP14-5 | 32.1 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Changing Seasons | 3001-9C | 33 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Weathered Wood | 1077-4 | 35 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Mexican Sand (LRV 33) by LRV.
Lighter than Mexican Sand
Darker than Mexican Sand
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7519 |
| Hex | #AF9781 |
| RGB | 175, 151, 129 |
| HSL | 29°, 22%, 60% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 33 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 64.0, 5.5, 14.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mexican Sand (SW 7519), published as #AF9781
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mexican Sand (SW 7519)?
- Mexican Sand has an LRV of 33. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mexican Sand is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Mexican Sand in another brand?
- Mocha Tan (Behr HDC-SP14-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mexican Sand warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Mexican Sand as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.9; 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.