Burnt Ember (BM CSP-120)
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Burnt Ember (BM CSP-120) is a very deep, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 15.5, so it reflects about 16 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Burnt Ember
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Burnt Ember by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Burnt Ember, 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 | Storm Warning | SW 9555 | 14 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Not So Innocent | T11-5 | 14.2 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sable Evening | 5006-2C | 13 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Gibraltar Gray | 1002-6 | 15 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Burnt Ember (LRV 15.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Burnt Ember
Darker than Burnt Ember
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CSP-120 |
| Hex | #6A6967 |
| RGB | 106, 105, 103 |
| HSL | 40°, 1%, 41% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 15.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 44.4, 0.0, 1.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Burnt Ember (BM CSP-120), published as #6A6967
#5A6065
#7A7267
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Burnt Ember (BM CSP-120)?
- Burnt Ember has an LRV of 15.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Burnt Ember is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Burnt Ember in another brand?
- Not So Innocent (Behr T11-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Burnt Ember warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Burnt Ember as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.3; 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.