Nantucket Dune (SW 7527)
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Nantucket Dune (SW 7527) is a medium, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 54, so it reflects about 54 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Nantucket Dune
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Nantucket Dune 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 Nantucket Dune, 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 | Bar Harbor Beige | 1032 | 51.1 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Pecan Sandie | 700C-3 | 54.4 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Hopsack | 3003-10B | 55 | 1.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Summer Suede | 14-14 | 49 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Nantucket Dune (LRV 54) by LRV.
Lighter than Nantucket Dune
Darker than Nantucket Dune
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7527 |
| Hex | #D0BFAA |
| RGB | 208, 191, 170 |
| HSL | 33°, 29%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 54 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.2, 2.6, 12.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Nantucket Dune (SW 7527), published as #D0BFAA
#C0B5A8
#E1C9AA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Nantucket Dune (SW 7527)?
- Nantucket Dune has an LRV of 54. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Nantucket Dune is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Nantucket Dune in another brand?
- Pecan Sandie (Behr 700C-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Nantucket Dune warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Nantucket Dune as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.8; 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.