Picnic Basket (BM CSP-730)
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Picnic Basket (BM CSP-730) is a medium, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 53.1, so it reflects about 53 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Picnic Basket
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Picnic Basket 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 Picnic Basket, 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 | Comfort Gray | SW 6205 | 54 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Celadon | T16-11 | 51.6 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Nuance | 5005-3C | 50 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Gale Force | 10-08 | 56 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Picnic Basket (LRV 53.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Picnic Basket
Darker than Picnic Basket
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CSP-730 |
| Hex | #BBC3BB |
| RGB | 187, 195, 187 |
| HSL | 120°, 6%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 53.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.0, -4.2, 3.1 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Picnic Basket (BM CSP-730), published as #BBC3BB
#AAB9B9
#CDCDBB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Picnic Basket (BM CSP-730)?
- Picnic Basket has an LRV of 53.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Picnic Basket is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Picnic Basket in another brand?
- Celadon (Behr T16-11) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Picnic Basket warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Picnic Basket as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.1; 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.