Match Sandy Brown
Benjamin Moore Sandy Brown is a mid-tone shade, warm in character with an LRV of 52. 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.
With LRVs of 52 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 3-point LRV gap (55 vs 52) makes Cord the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 54 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 5-point LRV gap (57 vs 52) makes Travertine the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (56 vs 52) makes Clay the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (58 vs 52) makes Ivory the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Sandy Brown reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (52 vs 49) makes Sandy Brown the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (57 vs 52) makes RAL 780-3 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Tostada reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 53 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.