Camel Hair (BM CSP-285)
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Camel Hair (BM CSP-285) is a medium, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 40.8, so it reflects about 41 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Camel Hair
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Camel Hair by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Camel Hair, 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 | Camelback | SW 6122 | 42 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Toasted Grain | ICC-61 | 42 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Leatherbound | 3004-10A | 44 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Rabbit | 15-11 | 44 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Camel Hair (LRV 40.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Camel Hair
Darker than Camel Hair
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CSP-285 |
| Hex | #C6A883 |
| RGB | 198, 168, 131 |
| HSL | 33°, 37%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.6, 5.6, 23.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Camel Hair (BM CSP-285), published as #C6A883
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Camel Hair (BM CSP-285)?
- Camel Hair has an LRV of 40.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Camel Hair is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Camel Hair in another brand?
- Toasted Grain (Behr ICC-61) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Camel Hair warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Camel Hair as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 23.2; 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.