Sandy Shallows is a light yellow from Dulux, hex #BBA17B. Its light reflectance value is 37.5, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #BBA17B
- RGB
- 187, 161, 123
- HSL
- 36°, 32%, 61%
- CMYK
- 0, 14, 34, 27
- LRV
- 37.5
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 Sandy Shallows are 30YY 39225 by Dulux Trade (excellent match), Caramel Cookie by Johnstone's (excellent match) and Spice Gold 1040 by Benjamin Moore (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 Sandy Shallows
Dulux Trade has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Sandy Shallows, closest first. Compare Dulux and Dulux Trade range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Dulux Sandy Shallows
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Sandy Shallows, closest first. Compare Dulux and Johnstone's range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux Sandy Shallows
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Sandy Shallows, closest first. Compare Dulux and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Dulux Sandy Shallows
Colourtrend has 5 equivalents to Dulux's Sandy Shallows, closest first. Compare Dulux and Colourtrend range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Dulux Sandy Shallows
Fleetwood has 2 equivalents to Dulux's Sandy Shallows, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux and Fleetwood range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Dulux Sandy Shallows
Farrow & Ball has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Sandy Shallows, closest first, then 4 near misses. Compare Dulux and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Crown equivalents to Dulux Sandy Shallows
Crown has 1 equivalent to Dulux's Sandy Shallows, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Crown range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Dulux Sandy Shallows
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Dulux's Sandy Shallows. These are its closest 5, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Lick paints to Dulux Sandy Shallows
Lick has no true equivalent to Dulux's Sandy Shallows. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Lick range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Dulux Sandy Shallows
Dulux Heritage has no true equivalent to Dulux's Sandy Shallows. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Dulux Sandy Shallows
Farrelly & Co has nothing close to Dulux's Sandy Shallows. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Dulux Sandy Shallows
Acres Hall has nothing close to Dulux's Sandy Shallows. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Dulux Sandy Shallows
Curator has nothing close to Dulux's Sandy Shallows. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Curator range to range.
Closest Ronseal paints to Dulux Sandy Shallows
Ronseal has nothing close to Dulux's Sandy Shallows. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Dulux Sandy Shallows
Alchemist has nothing close to Dulux's Sandy Shallows. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Alchemist 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 Yellows
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of Sandy Shallows on it, so some of them look quite different.
Sandy Shallows is the 1,400th of 1,915 yellows Swatcher knows about.