Sea Salt (BM CSP-95)
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Sea Salt (BM CSP-95) is a light, warm greige from Benjamin Moore: LRV 61.1, so it reflects about 61 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sea Salt
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Sea Salt by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, 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 Sea Salt, 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 | Gossamer Veil | SW 9165 | 62 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Toasty Gray | N320-2 | 60.5 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Villa Grey | 6005-1B | 61 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Whiskers | 1025-3 | 61 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore greige colors nearest to Sea Salt (LRV 61.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Sea Salt
Darker than Sea Salt
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CSP-95 |
| Hex | #D4CFC3 |
| RGB | 212, 207, 195 |
| HSL | 42°, 17%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 61.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.2, -0.4, 6.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sea Salt (BM CSP-95), published as #D4CFC3
#C3C5C1
#E6D9C3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sea Salt (BM CSP-95)?
- Sea Salt has an LRV of 61.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sea Salt is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sea Salt in another brand?
- Toasty Gray (Behr N320-2) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sea Salt warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Sea Salt as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.6; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex from Benjamin Moore technical data (verified 2026-10-02). 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.