Kid Gloves (BM CSP-175)
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Kid Gloves (BM CSP-175) is a medium, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 40.9, so it reflects about 41 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Kid Gloves
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Kid Gloves 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 Kid Gloves, 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 | Gateway Gray | SW 7644 | 41 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Mountain Shade | ECC-47-1 | 40.8 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Carriage House | 6003-1C | 43 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sharkskin | 1025-4 | 40 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Kid Gloves (LRV 40.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Kid Gloves
Darker than Kid Gloves
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CSP-175 |
| Hex | #B2AB99 |
| RGB | 178, 171, 153 |
| HSL | 43°, 14%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.1, -0.6, 10.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Kid Gloves (BM CSP-175), published as #B2AB99
#A2A197
#C3B599
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Kid Gloves (BM CSP-175)?
- Kid Gloves has an LRV of 40.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Kid Gloves is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Kid Gloves in another brand?
- Mountain Shade (Behr ECC-47-1) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Kid Gloves warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Kid Gloves as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.2; 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.