Rosy Sandstone (Valspar 2001-7C)
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Rosy Sandstone (Valspar 2001-7C) is a deep, warm pink from Valspar: LRV 30, so it reflects about 30 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Rosy Sandstone
Four Valspar colors picked for Rosy Sandstone by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper pink, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Valspar did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Rosy Sandstone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Roycroft Rose | SW 0034 | 33 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Soft Cranberry | 2094-40 | 31.5 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Foxen | 200F-4 | 32 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Big Cypress | 1062-5 | 29 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar pink colors nearest to Rosy Sandstone (LRV 30) by LRV.
Lighter than Rosy Sandstone
Darker than Rosy Sandstone
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2001-7C |
| Hex | #BB897C |
| RGB | 187, 137, 124 |
| HSL | 12°, 32%, 61% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 30 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 61.6, 17.3, 14.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Pink |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rosy Sandstone (Valspar 2001-7C), published as #BB897C
#AC807A
#CB927C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rosy Sandstone (Valspar 2001-7C)?
- Rosy Sandstone has an LRV of 30. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rosy Sandstone is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Rosy Sandstone in another brand?
- Soft Cranberry (BM 2094-40) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Rosy Sandstone warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Rosy Sandstone as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.5; 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.