Bay Sands (Valspar 5008-1B)
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Bay Sands (Valspar 5008-1B) is a light, warm greige from Valspar: LRV 61, so it reflects about 61 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bay Sands
Four Valspar colors picked for Bay Sands 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 Bay 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 | Sedate Gray | SW 6169 | 61 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Rodeo | 1534 | 59.8 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Sawgrass | N350-2 | 62 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Metallic Mist | 1032-1 | 60 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar greige colors nearest to Bay Sands (LRV 61) by LRV.
Lighter than Bay Sands
Darker than Bay Sands
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5008-1B |
| Hex | #D0CEC1 |
| RGB | 208, 206, 193 |
| HSL | 52°, 14%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.6, -1.6, 6.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bay Sands (Valspar 5008-1B), published as #D0CEC1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bay Sands (Valspar 5008-1B)?
- Bay Sands has an LRV of 61. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bay Sands is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Bay Sands in another brand?
- Sawgrass (Behr N350-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Bay Sands warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Bay Sands as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.7; 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.