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Sanderson

Sand Tan

2026 Paint PaintSAP1122-73

Sand Tan is a quiet beige with a clear warm note, softened by a little grey so it never feels sugary. In Sanderson’s 2026 Paint range, it sits as an easy, middle-toned neutral for walls and woodwork.

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About this colour

This shade reads as a gentle sand-beige with enough warmth to feel inviting, but enough restraint to stay composed beside patterned interiors. On a wall, #DCCCBD lifts light softly rather than bouncing it, so it will brighten a room without looking stark. In a north-facing room it can edge slightly cooler and more muted, bringing out its greige side. In south-facing light it turns creamier and warmer, showing more of its sandy character. It sits comfortably with walnut, oak, rattan and painted trims, and it gives strong support to linen, checked upholstery and traditional florals.

How to use it

Use Sand Tan in living rooms, hallways or bedrooms where you want an easy neutral that can carry both curtains and upholstery with patterned or plain grounds. It works well on woodwork too, especially beside darker timber, soft whites and muted greens.

A warm beige like this gives a room a calm, settled wall colour without feeling heavy.

Sanderson 2026 Paint Paint

Specification

Brand: Sanderson
Colour: #DCCCBD
Colour family: 2026 Paint
Finish: Active Emulsion, Waterbased Eggshell
Product type: Paint

Specification as published by Sanderson. We will confirm the current details with them before you order.

Order it with the cloth

A pot comes off the same order as the fabric, so the wall and the chair in front of it are chosen together. The making is ours: cut, sewn and fitted in our own Heybridge workshop, with Simon over every stage.

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Pairs well with

Sand Tan is a wall colour, so these are the cloths that sit against it: one of them on the curtains, the paint behind. Mixed across the houses we hold, which is the part a single supplier's book cannot do.