Smoke & Mirrors (BM CSP-105)
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Smoke & Mirrors (BM CSP-105) is a medium, warm greige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 42, so it reflects about 42 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Smoke & Mirrors
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Smoke & Mirrors by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, 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 Smoke & Mirrors, 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 | Pussywillow | SW 7643 | 42 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Granite Boulder | 790D-4 | 42.2 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Hunter's White | 6002-1B | 42 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Greyhound | 1008-3 | 42 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore greige colors nearest to Smoke & Mirrors (LRV 42) by LRV.
Lighter than Smoke & Mirrors
Darker than Smoke & Mirrors
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CSP-105 |
| Hex | #B1ADA2 |
| RGB | 177, 173, 162 |
| HSL | 44°, 9%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 42 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.8, -0.5, 6.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Smoke & Mirrors (BM CSP-105), published as #B1ADA2
#A0A3A0
#C2B7A2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Smoke & Mirrors (BM CSP-105)?
- Smoke & Mirrors has an LRV of 42. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Smoke & Mirrors is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Smoke & Mirrors in another brand?
- Granite Boulder (Behr 790D-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Smoke & Mirrors warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Smoke & Mirrors as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.2; 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.