Sandy Cove (Valspar 3005-10A)
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Sandy Cove (Valspar 3005-10A) is a medium, warm beige from Valspar: LRV 55, so it reflects about 55 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sandy Cove
Four Valspar colors picked for Sandy Cove 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 Sandy Cove, 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 | Tumblin' Tumbleweed | SW 9120 | 51 | 1.8 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Sandy Brown | 1046 | 52.3 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Final Straw | S320-3 | 53.1 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Golden Ecru | 1095-4 | 56 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar beige colors nearest to Sandy Cove (LRV 55) by LRV.
Lighter than Sandy Cove
Darker than Sandy Cove
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 3005-10A |
| Hex | #D4C19F |
| RGB | 212, 193, 159 |
| HSL | 38°, 38%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 55 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.8, 1.4, 19.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sandy Cove (Valspar 3005-10A), published as #D4C19F
#C4B79E
#E5CB9E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sandy Cove (Valspar 3005-10A)?
- Sandy Cove has an LRV of 55. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sandy Cove is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sandy Cove in another brand?
- Sandy Brown (BM 1046) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sandy Cove warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Sandy Cove as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.6; 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.