Havana Tan vs Sandstone
Havana Tan (Benjamin Moore) and Sandstone (Dulux) come from different manufacturers. These are both beiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige to land. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 61 vs 60 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. Where Havana Tan leans red, Sandstone reads warm — a distinction that shifts noticeably depending on the light source and surrounding finishes. A ΔE of 2.1 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Havana Tan vs Sandstone in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Havana Tan and Sandstone are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Color Details
Havana Tan vs Sandstone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Havana Tan on one side and Sandstone on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Havana Tan comparisons
See how Havana Tan stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 83 vs 61, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 6, Havana Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Havana Tan reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Havana Tan reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (61 vs 52) makes Havana Tan the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 61 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 3-point LRV gap (61 vs 58) makes Havana Tan the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 27, Havana Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Havana Tan reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Havana Tan reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (61 vs 55) makes Havana Tan the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 13, Havana Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 44, Havana Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 61), opening up a space where Havana Tan encloses it.
Havana Tan reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (66 vs 61) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 61, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 61, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Havana Tan reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 61 vs 12, Havana Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 8, Havana Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (68 vs 61) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Havana Tan reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 12, Havana Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 45, Havana Tan is decisively the brighter choice.
Havana Tan reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.