Touch of Sand (SW 9085)
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Touch of Sand (SW 9085) 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 Touch of Sand
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Touch of 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 Touch of 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 | Alphano Beige | 989 | 54.6 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Old Map | N230-2 | 59.6 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Sand Storm | 2004-10B | 59 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Bermuda Sand | 1074-3 | 61 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams beige colors nearest to Touch of Sand (LRV 58) by LRV.
Lighter than Touch of Sand
Darker than Touch of Sand
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9085 |
| Hex | #D5C7BA |
| RGB | 213, 199, 186 |
| HSL | 29°, 24%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 58 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.0, 2.7, 8.3 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Touch of Sand (SW 9085), published as #D5C7BA
#C4BDB8
#E6D1BA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Touch of Sand (SW 9085)?
- Touch of Sand has an LRV of 58. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Touch of Sand is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Touch of Sand in another brand?
- Sand Storm (Valspar 2004-10B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Touch of Sand warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Touch of Sand as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.3; 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.