Match Powder Sand
Benjamin Moore Powder Sand is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 87. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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Closest matches across every brand
One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 87 vs 87), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 89 and 87, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 87 vs 85), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 89 vs 87), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 3-point LRV gap (90 vs 87) makes Touch of Sun the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 87 vs 86), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 88 vs 87), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 88 and 87, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 88 and 87, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 3-point LRV gap (90 vs 87) makes Fine Cream the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 87 vs 87), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 88 vs 87), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 87 and 85, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
At LRV 87 vs 70, Powder Sand is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 9.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.