Sand Beach (SW 7529)
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Sand Beach (SW 7529) is a medium, warm beige from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 57, so it reflects about 57 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sand Beach
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Sand Beach 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 Beach, 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 | Shaker Beige | HC-45 | 53.5 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Khaki Shade | YL-W11 | 56.9 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Gardenia | 3005-10B | 59 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Armadillo | 14-17 | 59 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Sand Beach (LRV 57) by LRV.
Lighter than Sand Beach
Darker than Sand Beach
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7529 |
| Hex | #D4C5AD |
| RGB | 212, 197, 173 |
| HSL | 37°, 31%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.2, 1.4, 13.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sand Beach (SW 7529), published as #D4C5AD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sand Beach (SW 7529)?
- Sand Beach has an LRV of 57. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sand Beach is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sand Beach in another brand?
- Khaki Shade (Behr YL-W11) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sand Beach warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Sand Beach as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.9; 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.