Knitting Basket (BM CSP-405)
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Knitting Basket (BM CSP-405) is a medium, warm greige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 48.4, so it reflects about 48 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Knitting Basket
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Knitting Basket 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 Knitting Basket, 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 | Diverse Beige | SW 6079 | 47 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Armadillo | N230-3 | 49.9 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Clean Sweep | 2007-10B | 49 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Legendary | 1019-3 | 50 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore greige colors nearest to Knitting Basket (LRV 48.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Knitting Basket
Darker than Knitting Basket
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CSP-405 |
| Hex | #C5B7AC |
| RGB | 197, 183, 172 |
| HSL | 26°, 18%, 72% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 48.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.3, 3.1, 7.4 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Knitting Basket (BM CSP-405), published as #C5B7AC
#B4ADAA
#D6C1AC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Knitting Basket (BM CSP-405)?
- Knitting Basket has an LRV of 48.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Knitting Basket is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Knitting Basket in another brand?
- Legendary (PPG 1019-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Knitting Basket warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Knitting Basket as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.4; 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.