Sand Dollar
Often used for its bright and airy qualities, Sand Dollar remains a staple for Benjamin Moore designers. It is widely considered one of the best colors in its class to maximize natural light while maintaining a clean, neutral backdrop. We've gathered 3 real-home scenarios to help you visualize this color alongside our expert data.
Hex
#F0EBE4
LRV
81.95
Sand Dollar in Real Rooms
Sand Dollar has a high LRV of 81.95 — it reflects a lot of light and will read pale and airy in most spaces. It's neutral in temperature, making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the White family, the photos below show it applied in a house and living room.
1 House Photo
Exterior paint earns its keep over years, not months — it needs to handle bleaching summers, wet winters, and the slow shifts of a neighborhood's context. Sand Dollar has the depth and pigment quality to age gracefully through all of it.
Home exterior dressed in classic Sand Dollar for timeless appeal.
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2 Living Room Photos
Few colors transition as gracefully from day to evening as Sand Dollar. In natural light, it reads clean, grounded, and modern; by candlelight or lamp, it deepens into something much more soulful. For a living room that needs to function as a bright morning coffee spot and a moody evening lounge, that tonal range is an invaluable asset.
Fireplace wall anchors the living room in soft Sand Dollar.
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Built-in shelving displays beautifully against Sand Dollar walls.
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Coordinating Colors
Sand Dollar reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 59), opening up a space where Nimbus encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 61, Sand Dollar is decisively the brighter choice.
Simply White reads slightly lighter (LRV 90 vs 82), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (88 vs 82) makes Opulence the marginally brighter of the two.
Similar Colors
Alabaster reads slightly lighter (LRV 85 vs 82), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Complementary Colors
Sand Dollar reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 17), opening up a space where Blue Spruce encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 22, Sand Dollar is decisively the brighter choice.
Sand Dollar reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 58), opening up a space where Feather Gray encloses it.
At LRV 82 vs 24, Sand Dollar is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 30, Sand Dollar is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 28, Sand Dollar is decisively the brighter choice.
Sand Dollar reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 34), opening up a space where Coastline encloses it.
Lighter Colors
With LRVs of 82 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 6-point LRV gap (88 vs 82) makes Opulence the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 85 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Darker Colors
At LRV 82 vs 62, Sand Dollar is decisively the brighter choice.
Sand Dollar reads slightly lighter (LRV 82 vs 71), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 12-point LRV gap (82 vs 70) makes Sand Dollar the marginally brighter of the two.
A 12-point LRV gap (82 vs 70) makes Sand Dollar the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 82 vs 53, Sand Dollar is decisively the brighter choice.