Benjamin Moore Timson Sand CW-140

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Benjamin Moore Timson Sand reviews (7 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Timson Sand undertones?
Is Timson Sand CW-140 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Timson Sand
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Timson Sand CW-140
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Timson Sand CW-140
Code:	CW-140
Name:	Timson Sand
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Timson Sand?

Benjamin Moore Timson Sand CW-140 is a light, muted beige with a softly warm cast suggested by its balanced sand-and-cream appearance. Its low saturation keeps it quiet on broad walls, where it reads as a gentle neutral rather than a pronounced yellow or tan. In bright daylight, this shade can appear cleaner and slightly lighter, while lower light may bring out its warmer beige character. Use it in living rooms, bedrooms, halls, or on exterior trim where a pale neutral is wanted without the starkness of white. Timson Sand pairs naturally with off-white, weathered wood, linen upholstery, and darker brown or charcoal accents for contrast.

Benjamin Moore Timson Sand reviews (7 photos)

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What are Benjamin Moore Timson Sand undertones?

Timson Sand is a light, very muted neutral with a soft yellow-beige direction and low saturation. In the supplied digital sample, the yellow bias is subtle, so it reads more like a restrained sand or warm off-white than a distinctly golden color. Benjamin Moore lists it in its Neutral category but does not describe a specific undertone on the provided official page. Warm artificial light may bring out its gentle beige-yellow cast, while cool daylight can make it appear more neutral and slightly less warm.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#D8CDB9

RGB code:

216, 205, 185

Is Benjamin Moore Timson Sand cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 39°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

CW-140 Timson Sand HSL code: 39, 28%, 79%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

How light temperature affects Timson Sand

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlight	Visible temp.	Hue	Duration
North	Cool	Bluish	All day
East	Warm	Yellow	Before noon
West	Warm	Orange-red	After noon
South	Warm	Orange-yellow	All day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Beige shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Timson Sand:

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.

Lighter shades

CW-140
Timson Sand

Darker shades

CW-140
Timson Sand

Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Timson Sand with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 219, such as Benjamin Moore Normandy and Feather Gray.

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LRV of Timson Sand

Timson Sand has an LRV of 60% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).

Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 60%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft² living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.

Color codes

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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#D8CDB9
RGB Decimal	216, 205, 185
RGB Percent	84.71%, 80.39%, 72.55%
HSV	Hue: 39° Saturation: 14.35% Value: 84.71%
HSL	hsl(39, 28, 79)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 5.09 Yellow: 14.35 Key: 15.29
YIQ	Y: 206.009 I: 12.982 Q: -3.897
XYZ	X: 58.906 Y: 61.765 Z: 54.705
CIE Lab	L:82.788 a:0.483 b:11.33
CIE Luv	L:82.788 u:7.684 v:16.418
Decimal	14208441
Hunter Lab	78.591, -3.744, 13.744