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Touch of Sand SW 9085
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Undertone: Noticeable orange undertone
In CIELAB, Touch of Sand sits at L* 81.0, a* 2.7, b* 8.3. Its hue angle is 72° and its chroma is 8.7, so it leans orange clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 50%.
LRV 58.5: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 58.5, Touch of Sand is lighter than 70% of Sherwin-Williams colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Touch of 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alphano Beige | 989 | 1.69 | Very close | |
| Desert Light | 1004 | 1.74 | Very close | |
| Mocha Cream | 995 | 1.80 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Touch of 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Map | N230-2 | 1.03 | Very close | |
| Indulgent Mocha | PWN-70 | 1.38 | Very close | |
| Gallery Taupe | ICC-89 | 1.57 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simplify Beige | SW 6085 | 0.49 | Practically identical | |
| Realist Beige | SW 6078 | 1.33 | Very close | |
| Lightweight Beige | SW 6092 | 1.75 | Very close | |
| Reticence | SW 6064 | 1.96 | Very close | |
| Symmetry | SW 9601 | 2.08 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sand Dollar | SW 6099 | 2.20 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Reticence SW 6064 · lighter, LRV 62.4
- Modern Gray SW 7632 · lighter, LRV 62.5
- Touch of Grey SW 9549 · lighter, LRV 62.4
- Threaded Loom SW 9512 · darker, LRV 54.5
- Beachcomber SW 9617 · darker, LRV 54.7
- Urban Putty SW 7532 · darker, LRV 53.9
Colors that go with Touch of Sand
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Touch of Sand:
- Westhighland White SW 7566
- Tiki Hut SW 7509
- Modest White SW 6084
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Icy SW 6534 · complementary (180°)
- Breathless SW 6022 · analogous (−30°)
- Ancient Marble SW 6162 · analogous (+30°)
- Watery SW 6478 · triadic (120°)
- Enchant SW 6555 · triadic (240°)
Touch of Sand vs popular colors
- Accessible Beige (Sherwin-Williams SW 7036, ΔE 2.5) is about as light, more green.
- Worldly Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7043, ΔE 2.7) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Natural Linen (Sherwin-Williams SW 9109, ΔE 3.4) is lighter (LRV 66.3 vs 58.5), more yellow/warm, more green.