Sand Storm (Valspar 2004-10B)
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Sand Storm (Valspar 2004-10B) is a medium, warm greige from Valspar: LRV 59, so it reflects about 59 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sand Storm
Four Valspar colors picked for Sand Storm by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, 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 Sand Storm, 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 | Touch of Sand | SW 9085 | 58 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Desert Light | 1004 | 57.9 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Old Map | N230-2 | 59.6 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Bermuda Sand | 1074-3 | 61 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar greige colors nearest to Sand Storm (LRV 59) by LRV.
Lighter than Sand Storm
Darker than Sand Storm
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2004-10B |
| Hex | #D5C8BD |
| RGB | 213, 200, 189 |
| HSL | 27°, 22%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.4, 2.7, 7.1 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sand Storm (Valspar 2004-10B), published as #D5C8BD
#C4BEBB
#E6D2BD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sand Storm (Valspar 2004-10B)?
- Sand Storm has an LRV of 59. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sand Storm is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sand Storm in another brand?
- Touch of Sand (SW 9085) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sand Storm warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Sand Storm as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.1; 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.