Evening Gown (BM CSP-375)
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Evening Gown (BM CSP-375) is a medium, warm greige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 40.9, so it reflects about 41 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Evening Gown
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Evening Gown by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, 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 Evening Gown, 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 | Perfect Greige | SW 6073 | 42 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Deer Run | ECC-45-1 | 39.1 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Smoked Oyster | 6005-1C | 39 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Shadow Taupe | 14-01 | 41 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore greige colors nearest to Evening Gown (LRV 40.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Evening Gown
Darker than Evening Gown
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CSP-375 |
| Hex | #B5A99D |
| RGB | 181, 169, 157 |
| HSL | 30°, 14%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.9, 2.3, 7.7 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Evening Gown (BM CSP-375), published as #B5A99D
#A59F9B
#C6B39D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Evening Gown (BM CSP-375)?
- Evening Gown has an LRV of 40.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Evening Gown is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Evening Gown in another brand?
- Perfect Greige (SW 6073) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Evening Gown warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Evening Gown as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.7; 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.