Sandstone vs Urban Putty
Sandstone (Dulux) and Urban Putty (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Sandstone belongs to the beige family and Urban Putty to the beige-greige family. The 6-point LRV gap — 60 for Sandstone vs 54 for Urban Putty — means Sandstone will open up a space more effectively. Both share a warm character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. A ΔE of 2.8 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Sandstone vs Urban Putty in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Sandstone and Urban Putty 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. Sandstone reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Sandstone has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Sandstone vs Urban Putty Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sandstone on one side and Urban Putty 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 Sandstone comparisons
See how Sandstone stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 60), opening up a space where Sandstone encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (60 vs 52) makes Sandstone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 30, Sandstone is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 60 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Sandstone reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 43, Sandstone is decisively the brighter choice.
Sandstone reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Sandstone reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 60, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 60), opening up a space where Sandstone encloses it.
Sandstone reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Sandstone reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Sandstone reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 31, Sandstone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 7, Sandstone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 24, Sandstone is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room.