Sand Swept (Valspar 2005-2B)
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Sand Swept (Valspar 2005-2B) is a light, warm yellow from Valspar: LRV 75, so it reflects about 75 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sand Swept
Four Valspar colors picked for Sand Swept by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Swept, 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 | Enjoyable Yellow | SW 6666 | 71 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Cantaloupe | 157 | 71.3 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Peach Glow | P240-2 | 75.4 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Doodle | 1204-4 | 75 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar yellow colors nearest to Sand Swept (LRV 75) by LRV.
Lighter than Sand Swept
Darker than Sand Swept
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2005-2B |
| Hex | #FFDBAC |
| RGB | 255, 219, 172 |
| HSL | 34°, 100%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 75 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.4, 5.9, 27.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sand Swept (Valspar 2005-2B), published as #FFDBAC
#EFD1AB
#FFE5AB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sand Swept (Valspar 2005-2B)?
- Sand Swept has an LRV of 75. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sand Swept is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sand Swept in another brand?
- Cantaloupe (BM 157) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sand Swept warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Sand Swept as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 27.8; 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.