Home › Benjamin Moore › Beige › Museum Piece
Museum Piece CSP-40
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Subtle yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Museum Piece sits at L* 70.4, a* -0.2, b* 5.1. Its hue angle is 92° and its chroma is 5.1, so it leans yellow only slightly — the undertone mostly shows next to whiter or grayer colors. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 32%.
LRV 41.5: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 41.5, Museum Piece 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 Museum Piece
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.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pussywillow | SW 7643 | 0.63 | Practically identical | |
| Dorian Gray | SW 7017 | 1.49 | Very close | |
| Allegory | SW 9553 | 1.89 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Museum Piece
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.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown Gray | PPU24-10 | 0.86 | Practically identical | |
| Stingray Gray | HDC-NT-09G | 0.86 | Practically identical | |
| Laid Back Gray | T17-09 | 1.00 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke & Mirrors | CSP-105 | 0.97 | Practically identical | |
| Cape May Cobblestone | 1474 | 1.14 | Very close | |
| Stone Harbor | 2111-50 | 1.60 | Very close | |
| Plymouth Rock | 1543 | 1.96 | Very close | |
| Sea Gull Gray | ES-72 | 1.97 | Very close | |
| Silver Fox | 2108-50 | 2.15 | Close — 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.
- Marina Gray 1599 · lighter, LRV 44.5
- Silver Fox 2108-50 · lighter, LRV 43.7
- Baltic Gray 1467 · lighter, LRV 44.0
- Adagio 1593 · darker, LRV 39.2
- Sabre Gray 1482 · darker, LRV 38.2
- Quicksand CSP-200 · darker, LRV 37.4
Colors that go with Museum Piece
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Excalibur Gray 2118-50 · complementary (180°)
- Elephant Gray 2109-50 · analogous (−30°)
- Fieldstone 1558 · analogous (+30°)
- Beneath the Clouds 2131-50 · triadic (120°)
- Sanctuary AF-620 · triadic (240°)
Museum Piece vs popular colors
- Dorian Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7017, ΔE 1.5) is darker (LRV 38.7 vs 41.5).
- Sea Gull Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-72, ΔE 2.0) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more saturated.
- Mindful Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7016, ΔE 3.1) is lighter (LRV 47.7 vs 41.5).