Sandy Brown
Sandy Brown is a Brown paint color from Benjamin Moore, but its character reaches beyond a single label. It appears in Benjamin Moore Classics® Color Collection, placing it within several distinct decorating stories rather than a single fixed look. Treat the digital swatch as an opening note, then watch a physical sample from morning light through evening lamps.
Hex
#D3C09DLRV
52.29
Sandy Brown in Rooms
Follow Sandy Brown from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 2 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
2 Misc Photos
2 misc images place Sandy Brown (1046) in an assortment of spaces that reveals the color outside a single design formula. An LRV of 52.3 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Earthy Sandy Brown creates an organic, relaxed atmosphere.
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Sandy Brown walls provide a grounding neutral throughout.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 90 vs 52, Chantilly Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 52, Wood Ash is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 52 vs 23, Sandy Brown is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 52, Vapor is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 52 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (56 vs 52) makes Squire Hill Buff the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Sandy Brown reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 22), opening up a space where Normandy encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (58 vs 52) makes Feather Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Sandy Brown reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 24), opening up a space where Bachelor Blue encloses it.
Sandy Brown reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 30), opening up a space where Chiswell Blue encloses it.
Sandy Brown reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 28), opening up a space where Mineral Alloy encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 34, Sandy Brown is decisively the brighter choice.
Sandy Brown reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 36), opening up a space where Comet encloses it.
Lighter Colors
First Crush reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 52), opening up a space where Sandy Brown encloses it.
Dulce de Leche reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 52), opening up a space where Sandy Brown encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 52, Muslin is decisively the brighter choice.
Cream Fleece reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 52, Brandy Cream is decisively the brighter choice.
Darker Colors
A 5-point LRV gap (52 vs 47) makes Sandy Brown the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 52 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Sandy Brown reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 34), opening up a space where Porter Ridge Tan encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 35, Sandy Brown is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 52 vs 39, Sandy Brown is decisively the brighter choice.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Warm, toasty notes give this medium tan hue an extra-welcoming feeling.