River Silt (BM CSP-180)
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River Silt (BM CSP-180) is a deep, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 21.1, so it reflects about 21 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with River Silt
Three Benjamin Moore colors picked for River Silt by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 River Silt, 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 | Anonymous | SW 7046 | 20 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Manuscript | PPU8-23 | 20.9 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Empire | 6003-2B | 20 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Patches | 1024-6 | 21 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to River Silt (LRV 21.1) by LRV.
Lighter than River Silt
Darker than River Silt
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CSP-180 |
| Hex | #827B6D |
| RGB | 130, 123, 109 |
| HSL | 40°, 9%, 47% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 21.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 51.9, 0.1, 8.6 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
River Silt (BM CSP-180), published as #827B6D
#73726B
#92846D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of River Silt (BM CSP-180)?
- River Silt has an LRV of 21.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so River Silt is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to River Silt in another brand?
- Anonymous (SW 7046) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is River Silt warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists River Silt as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.6; 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.