Tweed Coat (BM CSP-85)
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Tweed Coat (BM CSP-85) is a deep, warm greige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 23.2, so it reflects about 23 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tweed Coat
Three Benjamin Moore colors picked for Tweed Coat by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Tweed Coat, 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 | Going Grey | SW 9554 | 22 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Mossy Oak | N360-5 | 22 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Mountain Smoke | 6004-2B | 23 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | So Sublime | 1006-5 | 23 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore greige colors nearest to Tweed Coat (LRV 23.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Tweed Coat
Darker than Tweed Coat
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CSP-85 |
| Hex | #878279 |
| RGB | 135, 130, 121 |
| HSL | 39°, 6%, 50% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 23.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 54.6, 0.2, 5.5 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tweed Coat (BM CSP-85), published as #878279
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tweed Coat (BM CSP-85)?
- Tweed Coat has an LRV of 23.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tweed Coat is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Tweed Coat in another brand?
- Mountain Smoke (Valspar 6004-2B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Tweed Coat warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Tweed Coat as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.5; 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.