Early Frost (BM CSP-590)
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Early Frost (BM CSP-590) is a light, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 60.6, so it reflects about 61 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Early Frost
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Early Frost 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 Early Frost, 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 | North Star | SW 6246 | 62 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Silver Shadow | N510-1 | 64.1 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Silver Leaf | 4006-1A | 63 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Elemental | 1011-2 | 65 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Early Frost (LRV 60.6) by LRV.
Lighter than Early Frost
Darker than Early Frost
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CSP-590 |
| Hex | #C9CED1 |
| RGB | 201, 206, 209 |
| HSL | 202°, 8%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60.6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.5, -1.1, -2.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Early Frost (BM CSP-590), published as #C9CED1
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Early Frost (BM CSP-590)?
- Early Frost has an LRV of 60.6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Early Frost is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Early Frost in another brand?
- North Star (SW 6246) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Early Frost warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Early Frost as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -2.1; 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.