Quietly Violet (BM CSP-415)
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Quietly Violet (BM CSP-415) is a deep, neutral brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 21.8, so it reflects about 22 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Quietly Violet
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Quietly Violet by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper brown, 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 Quietly Violet, 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 | Socialite | SW 6025 | 20 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Plumville | N120-5 | 20.6 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Garnet Dust | 1005-7B | 21 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Oakwood Brown | 1054-6 | 19 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Quietly Violet (LRV 21.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Quietly Violet
Darker than Quietly Violet
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CSP-415 |
| Hex | #917876 |
| RGB | 145, 120, 118 |
| HSL | 4°, 11%, 52% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 21.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 52.7, 9.4, 4.7 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Quietly Violet (BM CSP-415), published as #917876
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Quietly Violet (BM CSP-415)?
- Quietly Violet has an LRV of 21.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Quietly Violet is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Quietly Violet in another brand?
- Socialite (SW 6025) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Quietly Violet warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Quietly Violet as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.7; 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.