Café au Lait (BM CSP-290)
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Café au Lait (BM CSP-290) is a deep, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 24, so it reflects about 24 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Café au Lait
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Café au Lait 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 Café au Lait, 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 | Almond Roca | SW 9105 | 25 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Fudge Truffle | 270F-6 | 23.8 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Leather Satchel | 3003-7B | 25 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cinnamon Crunch | 1080-6 | 23 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Café au Lait (LRV 24) by LRV.
Lighter than Café au Lait
Darker than Café au Lait
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CSP-290 |
| Hex | #A27F5D |
| RGB | 162, 127, 93 |
| HSL | 30°, 27%, 50% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 24 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 55.7, 8.9, 23.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Café au Lait (BM CSP-290), published as #A27F5D
#93765C
#B1885C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Café au Lait (BM CSP-290)?
- Café au Lait has an LRV of 24. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Café au Lait is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Café au Lait in another brand?
- Fudge Truffle (Behr 270F-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Café au Lait warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Café au Lait as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 23.6; 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.