Pink Sandstone is a light pink from Dulux, hex #C49F9A. Its light reflectance value is 38.9, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #C49F9A
- RGB
- 196, 159, 154
- HSL
- 7°, 26%, 69%
- CMYK
- 0, 19, 21, 23
- LRV
- 38.9
See it on the walls
A whole room in this colour, lit by daylight.
Try it by lamplight, from another angle, or with a different white on the trim, then share the link. It's a rendered room on a screen, so treat it as a guide and try a sample pot before you commit.
Or point your phone at your own wall and watch it change to this colour, on your device, with nothing uploaded.
Closest matches
The nearest paint from each other brand, closest first, or pick a brand for its closest few.
The closest matches to Pink Sandstone are Pink Sandstone by Dulux Trade (excellent match), Cherry Malt 2104-50 by Benjamin Moore (excellent match) and Pink 09 by Lick (excellent match).
ΔE is the colour difference: under 1.5 is hard to tell apart, under 3.5 reads as the same colour, and past 6 is a different colour.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Dulux Pink Sandstone
Dulux Trade has 2 equivalents to Dulux's Pink Sandstone, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux and Dulux Trade range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux Pink Sandstone
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Pink Sandstone, closest first. Compare Dulux and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Lick equivalents to Dulux Pink Sandstone
Lick has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Pink Sandstone, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Lick range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Dulux Pink Sandstone
Colourtrend has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Pink Sandstone, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Dulux and Colourtrend range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Dulux Pink Sandstone
Johnstone's has 3 equivalents to Dulux's Pink Sandstone, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Johnstone's range to range.
Dulux Heritage equivalents to Dulux Pink Sandstone
Dulux Heritage has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Pink Sandstone, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Crown equivalents to Dulux Pink Sandstone
Crown has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Pink Sandstone, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux and Crown range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Dulux Pink Sandstone
Fleetwood has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Pink Sandstone, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux and Fleetwood range to range.
Little Greene equivalents to Dulux Pink Sandstone
Little Greene has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Pink Sandstone, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Dulux Pink Sandstone
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Dulux's Pink Sandstone. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Farrow & Ball paints to Dulux Pink Sandstone
Farrow & Ball has no true equivalent to Dulux's Pink Sandstone. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Dulux Pink Sandstone
Acres Hall has no true equivalent to Dulux's Pink Sandstone. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Dulux Pink Sandstone
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Dulux's Pink Sandstone. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Dulux Pink Sandstone
Ronseal has nothing close to Dulux's Pink Sandstone. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Dulux Pink Sandstone
Curator has nothing close to Dulux's Pink Sandstone. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Curator range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Dulux against another brand, a cross-section at a time.
Works well with
Real paints for each job in the room: the trim, the walls around it, deeper and paler versions, and an accent.
Whites for trim
Whites whose undertone agrees with this colour, for woodwork and ceilings.
Neutrals alongside
Quieter colours of the same temperature, for the other walls or the room next door.
Tints and shades
Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.
Where it sits in the Pinks
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Pink Sandstone on it, so some of them look quite different.
Pink Sandstone is the 528th of 555 pinks Swatcher knows about.