Cattail (BM CSP-295)
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Cattail (BM CSP-295) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 15.9, so it reflects about 16 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cattail
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Cattail by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper brown, 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 Cattail, 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 | Baked Cookie | SW 9098 | 16 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Leather Work | S240-7 | 14.8 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Natural Cork | 2008-7A | 16 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Copper Pot | 1081-7 | 16 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Cattail (LRV 15.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Cattail
Darker than Cattail
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CSP-295 |
| Hex | #886348 |
| RGB | 136, 99, 72 |
| HSL | 25°, 31%, 41% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 15.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 45.1, 11.4, 21.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cattail (BM CSP-295), published as #886348
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cattail (BM CSP-295)?
- Cattail has an LRV of 15.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cattail is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Cattail in another brand?
- Leather Work (Behr S240-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cattail warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Cattail as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 21.2; 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.