Cross-brand match

Sands of Time in Behr

Sherwin-Williams SW 6101 translated into the Behr line

Sherwin-Williams Sands of Time SW 6101 on a wall, hex #BCA38B
Behr Merino N260-4 on a wall, hex #BDA389

The closest Behr paint to Sherwin-Williams Sands of Time (SW 6101) is Merino N260-4, a delta-E of 1.19 away — close enough to swap without anyone noticing, though a large sample in daylight will show the difference.

Light reflectance is effectively identical, 38.6 against 39.0. Undertone reads as yellow against orange, at chroma 17.9 and 16.8.

Codes are not transferable between manufacturers and no brand publishes a conversion table, so every figure here is measured from the published hex values rather than taken from a chart.

NEARESTMerinoN260-4
DISTANCEΔE 1.19CIE Lab
LIGHT REFLECTANCE39.0 against 38.6
HEX#BDA389against #BCA38B

Ranked matches in Behr

closest first
Behr colorΔE LRV Undertone
MerinoN260-4 1.19 39.0 yellow Compare
SierraN240-4 1.29 38.0 orange Compare
BasketryPPU4-5 2.42 404.0 yellow Compare
BasketryPPU4-05 2.42 39.0 yellow Compare
MidtownMQ2-47 2.45 37.0 yellow Compare
ChateauPPU7-06 2.65 37.0 yellow Compare

Sands of Time in other brands

same color, different line

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