Smoked Truffle (BM CSP-145)
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Smoked Truffle (BM CSP-145) is a deep, warm greige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 25.9, so it reflects about 26 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Smoked Truffle
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Smoked Truffle 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 Smoked Truffle, 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 | Alloy | SW 9569 | 25 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Squirrel | 790D-5 | 25.5 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Mossy Aura | 6002-2B | 24 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Roller Coaster | 1008-5 | 24 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore greige colors nearest to Smoked Truffle (LRV 25.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Smoked Truffle
Darker than Smoked Truffle
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CSP-145 |
| Hex | #8E897C |
| RGB | 142, 137, 124 |
| HSL | 43°, 7%, 52% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 25.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 57.2, -0.5, 7.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Smoked Truffle (BM CSP-145), published as #8E897C
#7E807A
#9E927C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Smoked Truffle (BM CSP-145)?
- Smoked Truffle has an LRV of 25.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Smoked Truffle is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Smoked Truffle in another brand?
- Squirrel (Behr 790D-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Smoked Truffle warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Smoked Truffle as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.6; 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.