Rocking Chair (BM CSP-400)
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Rocking Chair (BM CSP-400) is a medium, warm greige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 59.9, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Rocking Chair
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Rocking Chair 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 Rocking Chair, 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 | Symmetry | SW 9601 | 61 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Understated | BNC-02 | 59.4 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Desert Fortress | 2008-10B | 62 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | In The Buff | 1019-2 | 61 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore greige colors nearest to Rocking Chair (LRV 59.9) by LRV.
Lighter than Rocking Chair
Darker than Rocking Chair
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CSP-400 |
| Hex | #D5CBBE |
| RGB | 213, 203, 190 |
| HSL | 34°, 21%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 59.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.2, 1.3, 7.7 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rocking Chair (BM CSP-400), published as #D5CBBE
#C4C1BC
#E7D5BE
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rocking Chair (BM CSP-400)?
- Rocking Chair has an LRV of 59.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rocking Chair is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Rocking Chair in another brand?
- Symmetry (SW 9601) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Rocking Chair warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Rocking Chair 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.