Sands Of Time
Sands Of Time begins as a orange color on paper, then shifts with every surface, shadow and neighboring material. It appears in Pottery Barn, placing it within several distinct decorating stories rather than a single fixed look. Move between the room imagery, color measurements and coordinating shades to build a fuller sense of how it might live in your space.
Hex
#BCA38BLRV
38.75
Sands Of Time's Color Strip
Sands Of Time is the third shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Practical Beige and Nearly Brown. The strip spans from Sand Dollar at the lightest end to Kaffee at the deepest. As part of strip 201, these colors are curated to work together — helpful when you're deciding how light or deep to go.
Coordinating Colors
Pacer White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 39), opening up a space where Sands Of Time encloses it.
Aged White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 39), opening up a space where Sands Of Time encloses it.
Sands Of Time reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 20), opening up a space where Llama Wool encloses it.
Trim Color
Pacer White reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 39), opening up a space where Sands Of Time encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 39 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 39 vs 38), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 39 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 40 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Beige Intenso reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 40 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 39 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Townhall Tan reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 40 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 41 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 39 vs 6, Sands Of Time is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (39 vs 34) makes Sands Of Time the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 39 vs 7, Sands Of Time is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 39 vs 11, Sands Of Time is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 39 vs 7, Sands Of Time is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 39, Starry Night is decisively the brighter choice.
Sands Of Time reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 20), opening up a space where Soulful Blue encloses it.
Lighter Colors
At LRV 59 vs 39, Unfussy Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (48 vs 39) makes Cool Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
Studio Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 61 vs 39, Symmetry is decisively the brighter choice.
Loggia reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
Sands Of Time reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 25), opening up a space where Almond Roca encloses it.
Sands Of Time reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 16), opening up a space where Steady Brown encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (39 vs 31) makes Sands Of Time the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (39 vs 34) makes Sands Of Time the marginally brighter of the two.
Sands Of Time reads slightly lighter (LRV 39 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Like a sandy shore kissed by ocean spray, this muted neutral has muddy brown undertones. Set it off with creamy shades like Aged White.