Painted Desert Sand (Valspar 2002-10B)
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Painted Desert Sand (Valspar 2002-10B) is a medium, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 46, so it reflects about 46 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Painted Desert Sand
Four Valspar colors picked for Painted Desert Sand by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Painted Desert 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Sashay Sand | SW 6051 | 49 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Hint of Mauve | 2097-50 | 42.3 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Vintage Charm | N160-3 | 46 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Velveteen Crush | 1060-4 | 46 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Painted Desert Sand (LRV 46) by LRV.
Lighter than Painted Desert Sand
Darker than Painted Desert Sand
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2002-10B |
| Hex | #C8AFA5 |
| RGB | 200, 175, 165 |
| HSL | 17°, 24%, 72% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 46 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.3, 7.4, 8.4 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Painted Desert Sand (Valspar 2002-10B), published as #C8AFA5
#B8A5A3
#D9B9A5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Painted Desert Sand (Valspar 2002-10B)?
- Painted Desert Sand has an LRV of 46. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Painted Desert Sand is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Painted Desert Sand in another brand?
- Vintage Charm (Behr N160-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Painted Desert Sand warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Painted Desert Sand as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.4; 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.