Dusty Cornflower (BM CSP-605)
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Dusty Cornflower (BM CSP-605) is a deep, cool blue from Benjamin Moore: LRV 36.2, so it reflects about 36 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dusty Cornflower
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Dusty Cornflower by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper blue, 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 Dusty Cornflower, 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 | Powder Blue | SW 2863 | 35 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Newport Blue | 530F-4 | 37.5 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Silver Fox | 4008-3C | 37 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Symphony Of Blue | 1035-4 | 33 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore blue colors nearest to Dusty Cornflower (LRV 36.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Dusty Cornflower
Darker than Dusty Cornflower
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CSP-605 |
| Hex | #8CA4AD |
| RGB | 140, 164, 173 |
| HSL | 196°, 17%, 61% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 36.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 65.9, -6.3, -7.4 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Blue |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dusty Cornflower (BM CSP-605), published as #8CA4AD
#799AAB
#9FAEAD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dusty Cornflower (BM CSP-605)?
- Dusty Cornflower has an LRV of 36.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dusty Cornflower is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Dusty Cornflower in another brand?
- Powder Blue (SW 2863) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Dusty Cornflower warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Dusty Cornflower as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -7.4; 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.