Sahara Sands (Valspar 2007-8B)
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Sahara Sands (Valspar 2007-8B) is a medium, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 59, so it reflects about 59 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sahara Sands
Four Valspar colors picked for Sahara Sands 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 Sahara Sands, 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 | Beige | SW 2859 | 60 | 1.9 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Burlap | 2163-50 | 54.5 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Brazilian Tan | N250-2 | 58.4 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Maple Granola | 16-25 | 63 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Sahara Sands (LRV 59) by LRV.
Lighter than Sahara Sands
Darker than Sahara Sands
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2007-8B |
| Hex | #E0C6AE |
| RGB | 224, 198, 174 |
| HSL | 29°, 45%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 81.5, 5.4, 15.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sahara Sands (Valspar 2007-8B), published as #E0C6AE
#D0BCAC
#F1D0AE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sahara Sands (Valspar 2007-8B)?
- Sahara Sands has an LRV of 59. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sahara Sands is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sahara Sands in another brand?
- Brazilian Tan (Behr N250-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sahara Sands warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Sahara Sands as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.4; 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.