Through the Looking Glass (BM CSP-495)
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Through the Looking Glass (BM CSP-495) is a medium, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 51, so it reflects about 51 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Through the Looking Glass
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Through the Looking Glass by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Through the Looking Glass, 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 | Fashionable Gray | SW 6275 | 48 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Grape Creme | PPU16-11 | 50.1 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Winter Calm | 4001-1B | 46 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Gray Shadows | 1005-3 | 51 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Through the Looking Glass (LRV 51) by LRV.
Lighter than Through the Looking Glass
Darker than Through the Looking Glass
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CSP-495 |
| Hex | #C0BCBC |
| RGB | 192, 188, 188 |
| HSL | 0°, 3%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 51 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.6, 1.4, 0.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Through the Looking Glass (BM CSP-495), published as #C0BCBC
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Through the Looking Glass (BM CSP-495)?
- Through the Looking Glass has an LRV of 51. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Through the Looking Glass is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Through the Looking Glass in another brand?
- Grape Creme (Behr PPU16-11) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Through the Looking Glass warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Through the Looking Glass as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.5; 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.