Sandy Sage (Valspar 5008-1C)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Sandy Sage (Valspar 5008-1C) is a medium, warm greige from Valspar: LRV 48, so it reflects about 48 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sandy Sage
Four Valspar colors picked for Sandy Sage 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 Sandy Sage, 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 | Techno Gray | SW 6170 | 49 | 1.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Northern Cliffs | 1536 | 45.5 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Historical Ruins | BXC-19 | 48.6 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Hurricane Haze | 1032-2 | 49 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar greige colors nearest to Sandy Sage (LRV 48) by LRV.
Lighter than Sandy Sage
Darker than Sandy Sage
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5008-1C |
| Hex | #BDB9AA |
| RGB | 189, 185, 170 |
| HSL | 47°, 13%, 70% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 48 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.1, -1.2, 8.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sandy Sage (Valspar 5008-1C), published as #BDB9AA
#ACAFA8
#CEC3AA
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Similar shades from Valspar
More from Valspar
Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sandy Sage (Valspar 5008-1C)?
- Sandy Sage has an LRV of 48. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sandy Sage is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sandy Sage in another brand?
- Techno Gray (SW 6170) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Sandy Sage warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Sandy Sage as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.1; 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.