Gallery Buff (BM CSP-225)
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Gallery Buff (BM CSP-225) is a medium, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 46.2, so it reflects about 46 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gallery Buff
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Gallery Buff 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 Gallery Buff, 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 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Pasha Brown | MQ2-51 | 48.2 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Oregon Coast | 6007-1C | 48 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Discover | 1021-3 | 44 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Gallery Buff (LRV 46.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Gallery Buff
Darker than Gallery Buff
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CSP-225 |
| Hex | #BFB5A3 |
| RGB | 191, 181, 163 |
| HSL | 39°, 18%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 46.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 74.0, 0.5, 10.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gallery Buff (BM CSP-225), published as #BFB5A3
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#D0BFA3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gallery Buff (BM CSP-225)?
- Gallery Buff has an LRV of 46.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gallery Buff is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Gallery Buff in another brand?
- Outrigger (SW 9517) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Gallery Buff warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Gallery Buff as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.5; 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.