Worn Leather Shoes (BM CSP-135)

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Worn Leather Shoes (BM CSP-135) is a deep, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 27.2, so it reflects about 27 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Worn Leather Shoes
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Worn Leather Shoes by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Worn Leather Shoes, 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 | Bunglehouse Gray | SW 2845 | 28 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Carriage Door | 770D-5 | 26.8 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Sandalwood | 6008-2B | 27 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Rattan Palm | 1027-5 | 24 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Worn Leather Shoes (LRV 27.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Worn Leather Shoes
Darker than Worn Leather Shoes
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CSP-135 |
| Hex | #968C76 |
| RGB | 150, 140, 118 |
| HSL | 41°, 13%, 53% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 27.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 58.6, 0.0, 13.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Worn Leather Shoes (BM CSP-135), published as #968C76
#878375
#A69676
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Worn Leather Shoes (BM CSP-135)?
- Worn Leather Shoes has an LRV of 27.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Worn Leather Shoes is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Worn Leather Shoes in another brand?
- Sandalwood (Valspar 6008-2B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Worn Leather Shoes warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Worn Leather Shoes as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.1; 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.