Garden Stone (BM CSP-1000)
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Garden Stone (BM CSP-1000) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 49.1, so it reflects about 49 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Garden Stone
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Garden Stone by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Garden Stone, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Lemongrass | SW 7732 | 51 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Tea Bag | PPU8-09 | 50.5 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Epic | 6008-3C | 51 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Beach Dune | 1112-4 | 50 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Garden Stone (LRV 49.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Garden Stone
Darker than Garden Stone
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CSP-1000 |
| Hex | #C9BC96 |
| RGB | 201, 188, 150 |
| HSL | 45°, 32%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.4, -1.4, 20.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Garden Stone (BM CSP-1000), published as #C9BC96
#B9B295
#DAC695
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Garden Stone (BM CSP-1000)?
- Garden Stone has an LRV of 49.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Garden Stone is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Garden Stone in another brand?
- Tea Bag (Behr PPU8-09) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Garden Stone warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Garden Stone as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.9; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.