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Dellwood Sand 1019
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Undertone: Noticeable orange undertone
In CIELAB, Dellwood Sand sits at L* 66.8, a* 4.5, b* 13.3. Its hue angle is 71° and its chroma is 14.0, so it leans orange clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 51%.
LRV 36.0: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 36.0, Dellwood Sand is lighter than 40% of Benjamin Moore colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Dellwood Sand
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trusty Tan | SW 6087 | 2.06 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sands of Time | SW 6101 | 2.20 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Threshold Taupe | SW 7501 | 2.33 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Dellwood Sand
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over The Taupe | BNC-14 | 1.07 | Very close | |
| Rich Taupe | PMD-77 | 1.39 | Very close | |
| Midtown | MQ2-47 | 1.61 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broken Arrow | 1026 | 1.04 | Very close | |
| Interlude | AF-135 | 1.75 | Very close | |
| Hillsborough Beige | 1033 | 3.04 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cotswold | AF-150 | 3.06 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Whispering Woods | 1012 | 3.17 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Muddy York | CC-392 | 3.17 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Upper West Side CSP-70 · lighter, LRV 39.1
- Jockey Hollow Gray HC-108 · lighter, LRV 39.5
- Cotswold AF-150 · lighter, LRV 39.0
- Creekbed 1006 · darker, LRV 33.3
- Great Plains Gold 1077 · darker, LRV 32.6
- Ashley Gray HC-87 · darker, LRV 33.5
Colors that go with Dellwood Sand
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Denim Wash 838 · complementary (180°)
- Rosedale 1180 · analogous (−30°)
- Texas Sage 1503 · analogous (+30°)
- Boca Raton Blue 711 · triadic (120°)
- Iris Bliss 1383 · triadic (240°)
Dellwood Sand vs popular colors
- Beige Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-51, ΔE 5.3) is lighter (LRV 40.6 vs 36.0), more green.
- Functional Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7024, ΔE 6.1) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Dorian Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7017, ΔE 7.5) is lighter (LRV 38.7 vs 36.0), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.