White Sand (BM 964) vs Muslin (SW 6133)

Living room with walls painted Benjamin Moore White Sand 964 (simulated) — White Sand BM 964#E0D8C6, LRV 67

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Muslin SW 6133 (simulated) — Muslin SW 6133#EADFC9, LRV 74

Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.

Quick decision

Lighter: Muslin, LRV 74 vs 67.
Warmer: Muslin (Lab b* 12.1 vs 9.9). White Sand reads greige; Muslin reads yellow.
North rooms: Muslin keeps more brightness (L* 85.2 vs 82.6 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
Trim that works: White Blush BM 904, #F6F0E1, LRV 84.7: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 2.3, noticeably different. At 2.3, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.

See each color

White SandBenjamin Moore, BM 964LRV 67, #E0D8C6

MuslinSherwin-Williams, SW 6133LRV 74, #EADFC9

More comparisons with Muslin

White Sand (BM 964) is darker than Muslin (SW 6133) and slightly cooler: LRV 67 vs 74, deltaE 2.3 (noticeably different).

Side by side

Measure	White Sand	Muslin	Gap
Brand	Benjamin Moore	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	964	SW 6133
Hex	#E0D8C6	#EADFC9
RGB	224, 216, 198	234, 223, 201
HSL	42°, 30%, 83%	40°, 44%, 85%
LRV (light reflectance value)	67	74	−7
Lab L*	86.5	89.2	−2.6
Lab a*	-0.3	0.1	−0.4
Lab b*	9.9	12.1	−2.3
Undertone	Neutral	Warm Yellow
Temperature	warm	warm
Color family	Beige	Beige

Same paint, two kinds of light

White Sand (BM 964), published as #E0D8C6

North light (cool, indirect)
#CFCEC4

South light (warm, direct)
#F2E2C6

Muslin (SW 6133), published as #EADFC9

North light (cool, indirect)
#D9D5C7

South light (warm, direct)
#FCE9C9

These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works

Which should you pick

Rules of thumb computed from the LRV and Lab values in the table above; no room test was done.

Pick Muslin (SW 6133) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 7 LRV points lighter (74 vs 67), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Pick White Sand (BM 964) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is 9.9 against 12.1, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
Pick Muslin (SW 6133) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 12.1), which counters cool indirect light

Closest matches to White Sand in other brands

Closest matches to Muslin in other brands

Common questions

Is White Sand the same color as Muslin?: They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 2.3. Most people can see the difference between White Sand and Muslin side by side.
Which is lighter, White Sand or Muslin?: Muslin, with an LRV of 74 against 67.

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Published 2026-10-01. Updated 2026-10-01.

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.