Crisp Linen (BM CSP-305)
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Crisp Linen (BM CSP-305) is a very light, warm off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 89.6, so it reflects about 90 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Crisp Linen
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Crisp Linen by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, 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 Crisp Linen, 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 | Roman Column | SW 7562 | 88 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Powdered Snow | W-D-700 | 90.4 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Betsy's Linen | 7005-16 | 91 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Mother Of Pearl | 1100-1 | 86 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Crisp Linen (LRV 89.6) by LRV.
Darker than Crisp Linen
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CSP-305 |
| Hex | #F9F6E7 |
| RGB | 249, 246, 231 |
| HSL | 50°, 60%, 94% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 89.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 96.8, -1.5, 7.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Crisp Linen (BM CSP-305), published as #F9F6E7
#E7EBE5
#FFFEE5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Crisp Linen (BM CSP-305)?
- Crisp Linen has an LRV of 89.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Crisp Linen is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Crisp Linen in another brand?
- Betsy's Linen (Valspar 7005-16) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Crisp Linen warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Crisp Linen as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.6; 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.