Sherwin Williams Touch of Sand SW 9085
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- Sherwin Williams Touch of Sand reviews (2 photos)
- What are Sherwin Williams Touch of Sand undertones?
- Is Touch of Sand SW 9085 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Touch of Sand
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Touch of Sand SW 9085
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Touch of Sand SW 9085 |
| Code: | SW 9085 |
| Name: | Touch of Sand |
| Brand: | Sherwin Williams |
| Collections: | Living Well, 2020 Alive |
What color is Sherwin Williams Touch of Sand?
Sherwin Williams Touch of Sand SW 9085 is a light, muted beige with a softly rosy-taupe cast. Its low saturation keeps it from reading overly pink, while the warm gray influence gives it more depth than a typical cream. In bright daylight, Touch of Sand can appear pale and lightly sandy; under warm lamps, its blush-beige undertone becomes more noticeable. It is well suited to bedroom, living room, and hallway walls where a gentle neutral is wanted without a stark white backdrop. Pair it with warm white trim, natural oak, linen upholstery, aged brass, or charcoal accents for contrast.
Sherwin Williams Touch of Sand reviews (2 photos)
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What are Sherwin Williams Touch of Sand undertones?
Touch of Sand is a light, very muted sandy beige. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-orange. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.
HEX value:
RGB code:
213, 199, 186
Is Sherwin Williams Touch of Sand cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 29°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
SW 9085 Touch of Sand HSL code: 29, 24%, 78%
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 Touch of Sand
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
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:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Touch of 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
SW 9085
Touch of Sand
Darker shades
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 Touch of Sand with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 209, such as Sherwin Williams Mount Etna and Debonair.
LRV of Touch of Sand
Touch of Sand has an LRV of 58.48% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident light. Why LRV is important?
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 58.48%, 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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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #d5c7ba |
| RGB Decimal | 213, 199, 186 |
| RGB Percent | 83.53%, 78.04%, 72.94% |
| HSV | Hue: 29° Saturation: 12.68% Value: 83.53% |
| HSL | hsl(29, 24, 78) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 6.57 Yellow: 12.68 Key: 16.47 |
| YIQ | Y: 201.704 I: 12.52 Q: -1.084 |
| XYZ | X: 56.726 Y: 58.539 Z: 54.752 |
| CIE Lab | L:81.038 a:2.704 b:8.265 |
| CIE Luv | L:81.038 u:9.07 v:11.616 |
| Decimal | 14010298 |
| Hunter Lab | 76.511, -1.553, 11.129 |
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