Urban Sophisticate (BM CSP-160)
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Urban Sophisticate (BM CSP-160) is a medium, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 45.9, so it reflects about 46 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Urban Sophisticate
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Urban Sophisticate 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 Urban Sophisticate, 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 | Outrigger | SW 9517 | 45 | 1.6 | very close |
| Behr | Koala Bear | 780D-4 | 47.3 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sandy Sage | 5008-1C | 48 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Heavy Hammock | 1027-3 | 48 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Urban Sophisticate (LRV 45.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Urban Sophisticate
Darker than Urban Sophisticate
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CSP-160 |
| Hex | #BCB5A1 |
| RGB | 188, 181, 161 |
| HSL | 44°, 17%, 68% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 45.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.8, -0.9, 11.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Urban Sophisticate (BM CSP-160), published as #BCB5A1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Urban Sophisticate (BM CSP-160)?
- Urban Sophisticate has an LRV of 45.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Urban Sophisticate is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Urban Sophisticate in another brand?
- Koala Bear (Behr 780D-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Urban Sophisticate warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Urban Sophisticate as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.1; 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.