Mesa Sand (Valspar 2004-8B)
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Mesa Sand (Valspar 2004-8B) is a medium, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 54, so it reflects about 54 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mesa Sand
Four Valspar colors picked for Mesa 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 Mesa 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 | Classic Sand | SW 0056 | 53 | 1.9 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Groundhog Day | 1166 | 50.6 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Cinnamon Tea | S200-2 | 56.2 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cinnamon Ice | 1071-4 | 53 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Mesa Sand (LRV 54) by LRV.
Lighter than Mesa Sand
Darker than Mesa Sand
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2004-8B |
| Hex | #DCBDA7 |
| RGB | 220, 189, 167 |
| HSL | 25°, 43%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 54 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.7, 7.7, 15.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mesa Sand (Valspar 2004-8B), published as #DCBDA7
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#EDC7A7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mesa Sand (Valspar 2004-8B)?
- Mesa Sand has an LRV of 54. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mesa Sand is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Mesa Sand in another brand?
- Groundhog Day (BM 1166) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mesa Sand warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Mesa Sand as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.2; 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.