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Seaside Sand 2110-40
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Undertone: Noticeable red undertone
In CIELAB, Seaside Sand sits at L* 66.6, a* 7.3, b* 8.0. Its hue angle is 47° and its chroma is 10.8, so it leans red 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 36%.
LRV 36.6: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 36.6, Seaside 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 Seaside 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerging Taupe | SW 6045 | 1.62 | Very close | |
| Glamour | SW 6031 | 1.67 | Very close | |
| Dressy Rose | SW 6024 | 3.40 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Seaside 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cocoa Craving | N150-3 | 1.84 | Very close | |
| Plum Taupe | N130-4 | 1.91 | Very close | |
| Lite Cocoa | MQ1-55 | 2.02 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baywood Brown | 1234 | 2.77 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Whipped Mocha | CSP-350 | 2.79 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Whispering Woods | 1012 | 2.94 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Muddy York | CC-392 | 2.94 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Flax | 2098-50 | 3.51 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sand Pebble | 2105-50 | 3.67 | 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
- Cotswold AF-150 · lighter, LRV 39.0
- Monet 1243 · lighter, LRV 40.0
- Creekbed 1006 · darker, LRV 33.3
- Ashley Gray HC-87 · darker, LRV 33.5
- Waynesboro Taupe 1544 · darker, LRV 33.5
Colors that go with Seaside Sand
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Dusty Cornflower CSP-605 · complementary (180°)
- Sandblast 2103-50 · analogous (−30°)
- Cotswold AF-150 · analogous (+30°)
- Del Mar Blue 704 · triadic (120°)
- Dreamy 1425 · triadic (240°)
Seaside Sand vs popular colors
- Functional Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7024, ΔE 7.3) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Dorian Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7017, ΔE 9.0) is lighter (LRV 38.7 vs 36.6), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Beige Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-51, ΔE 9.4) is lighter (LRV 40.6 vs 36.6), more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.