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Settled, side by side

Sandbank

Sherwin-Williams · SW 6052

Monet

Benjamin Moore · 1243

40.22
LRV
39.98
Sandbank is 0.2 points lighter
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Hex
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195 · 164 · 151
RGB
191 · 164 · 160
Warm
Warmth
Warm
Warm pinkish beige
Undertone
Dusty mauve-pink over beige; a rose that has aged into lilac
Red
Family
Pink
Sherwin-Williams
Collection
Classics Color Collection

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The difference

Read from the numbers

Sandbank is the lighter of the two at LRV 40.22, 0.2 points above Monet at LRV 39.98. Both read warm. Sandbank is a red, Monet a pink. For a whole room, Sandbank is the safer, more forgiving choice thanks to its higher LRV, while Monet is the bolder pick.

How they read

In their own words

Sandbank SW 6052 is a warm pink-beige in Sherwin-Williams' red family, with an LRV of 40.22.

Monet is a dusty, mauve-leaning pink with a beige base — a rose that has softened into something closer to lilac. At LRV 40 it is a real mid-tone, dark enough to feel enveloping in a small room and light enough to keep a powder room from going gloomy.

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