Grandma's China (BM CSP-365)
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Grandma's China (BM CSP-365) is a light, warm off-white from Benjamin Moore: LRV 72.5, so it reflects about 72 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Grandma's China
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Grandma's China 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 Grandma's China, 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 | Mortar | SW 9584 | 74 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Soft Focus | T18-09 | 74.6 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Asiago | 6005-1A | 74 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Hourglass | 1022-1 | 75 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore off-white colors nearest to Grandma's China (LRV 72.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Grandma's China
Darker than Grandma's China
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CSP-365 |
| Hex | #E3DFD5 |
| RGB | 227, 223, 213 |
| HSL | 43°, 20%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 72.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.9, -0.4, 5.4 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Grandma's China (BM CSP-365), published as #E3DFD5
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Grandma's China (BM CSP-365)?
- Grandma's China has an LRV of 72.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Grandma's China is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Grandma's China in another brand?
- Mortar (SW 9584) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Grandma's China warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Grandma's China as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.4; 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.