City Shadow (BM CSP-60)
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City Shadow (BM CSP-60) is a very deep, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 13.9, so it reflects about 14 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with City Shadow
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for City Shadow 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 City Shadow, 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 | Roycroft Pewter | SW 2848 | 13 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Hematite | N460-6 | 11.8 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Muted Ebony | 4008-2C | 11 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Knight's Armor | 1001-6 | 11 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to City Shadow (LRV 13.9) by LRV.
Lighter than City Shadow
Darker than City Shadow
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CSP-60 |
| Hex | #626463 |
| RGB | 98, 100, 99 |
| HSL | 150°, 1%, 39% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 13.9 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 42.2, -1.0, 0.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
City Shadow (BM CSP-60), published as #626463
#525B61
#726D63
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of City Shadow (BM CSP-60)?
- City Shadow has an LRV of 13.9. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so City Shadow is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to City Shadow in another brand?
- Roycroft Pewter (SW 2848) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is City Shadow warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists City Shadow as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 0.3; 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.