Royal Flax (BM CSP-315)
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Royal Flax (BM CSP-315) is a medium, warm beige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 53.3, so it reflects about 53 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Royal Flax
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Royal Flax 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 Royal Flax, 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 | Sandbar | SW 7547 | 53 | 1.0 | very close |
| Behr | Merino Wool | HDC-NT-13 | 54.5 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Hopsack | 3003-10B | 55 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Stonington | 15-25 | 51 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore beige colors nearest to Royal Flax (LRV 53.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Royal Flax
Darker than Royal Flax
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CSP-315 |
| Hex | #CEC0AE |
| RGB | 206, 192, 174 |
| HSL | 34°, 25%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 53.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.4, 1.9, 10.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Royal Flax (BM CSP-315), published as #CEC0AE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Royal Flax (BM CSP-315)?
- Royal Flax has an LRV of 53.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Royal Flax is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Royal Flax in another brand?
- Merino Wool (Behr HDC-NT-13) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Royal Flax warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Royal Flax as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.9; 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.