Velvet Plum (BM CSP-420)
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Velvet Plum (BM CSP-420) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 12.5, so it reflects about 12 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Velvet Plum
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Velvet Plum 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 Velvet Plum, 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 | Deepest Mauve | SW 0005 | 11 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Beechwood | 720B-6 | 11.1 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Bridle Leather Brown | 1009-10 | 10 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Chocolate Pretzel | 1017-7 | 9 | 4.0 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Velvet Plum (LRV 12.5) by LRV.
Lighter than Velvet Plum
Darker than Velvet Plum
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CSP-420 |
| Hex | #6D5854 |
| RGB | 109, 88, 84 |
| HSL | 10°, 13%, 38% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 12.5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 39.4, 7.9, 5.6 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Velvet Plum (BM CSP-420), published as #6D5854
#5F4F52
#7C6154
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Velvet Plum (BM CSP-420)?
- Velvet Plum has an LRV of 12.5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Velvet Plum is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Velvet Plum in another brand?
- Beechwood (Behr 720B-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Velvet Plum warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Velvet Plum as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.6; 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.