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Evening Gown CSP-375

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Hex#B5A99D
RGB181, 169, 157
LRV40.9
UndertoneOrange (noticeable)
Warm / coolWarm
UseInterior

Undertone: Noticeable orange undertone

In CIELAB, Evening Gown sits at L* 69.9, a* 2.2, b* 7.7. Its hue angle is 74° and its chroma is 8.1, so it leans orange clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 39%.

LRV 40.9: mid-tone

Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 40.9, Evening Gown is lighter than 45% of Benjamin Moore colors. Reads clearly as a color. Best in rooms with good natural light, or as an accent wall; small dark rooms may feel smaller.

Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Evening Gown

Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.

ColorCodeΔE2000How close
Perfect GreigeSW 60730.57Practically identical
RestorationSW 95781.59Very close
Utterly BeigeSW 60801.99Very close

Closest Behr match to Evening Gown

Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.

ColorCodeΔE2000How close
Deer RunECC-45-10.87Practically identical
Nantucket SandsHDC-CL-05G1.01Very close
Perfect TaupePPU18-131.25Very close

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

ColorCodeΔE2000How close
Grège Avenue9910.88Practically identical
Baja Dunes9971.73Very close
Rocky RoadCC-4701.73Very close
QuicksandCSP-2002.06Close — difference visible side by side
Upper West SideCSP-702.20Close — difference visible side by side
CotswoldAF-1502.29Close — difference visible side by side

Lighter and darker versions

Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.

Colors that go with Evening Gown

Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:

Evening Gown vs popular colors

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