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Picnic Basket CSP-730
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Undertone: Subtle green undertone
In CIELAB, Picnic Basket sits at L* 78.0, a* -4.2, b* 3.1. Its hue angle is 144° and its chroma is 5.2, so it leans green only slightly — the undertone mostly shows next to whiter or grayer colors. It classifies as neutral-warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 29%.
LRV 53.1: light
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 53.1, Picnic Basket is lighter than 57% of Benjamin Moore colors. The most forgiving range for whole-house walls. Keeps rooms bright without glare.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Picnic Basket
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comfort Gray | SW 6205 | 1.34 | Very close | |
| Copen Blue | SW 0068 | 2.31 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rainwashed | SW 6211 | 2.65 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Picnic Basket
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celadon | T16-11 | 1.10 | Very close | |
| Rhino | 710E-3 | 1.34 | Very close | |
| Riverdale | N410-3 | 1.44 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tranquility | AF-490 | 0.00 | Practically identical | |
| Silver Marlin | 2139-50 | 1.37 | Very close | |
| Gray Wisp | 1570 | 1.54 | Very close | |
| Gray Wisp | CC-670 | 1.54 | Very close | |
| Beach Glass | 1564 | 2.25 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Imperial Gray | 1571 | 2.73 | 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.
- Vale Mist 1494 · lighter, LRV 55.9
- Silver Chain 1472 · lighter, LRV 56.8
- Porringer Gray 2121-40 · lighter, LRV 56.9
- Wedgewood Gray HC-146 · darker, LRV 49.6
- Gray Horse 2140-50 · darker, LRV 48.5
- Blue Springs 1592 · darker, LRV 48.7
Colors that go with Picnic Basket
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Iced Mauve 2115-50 · complementary (180°)
- Silver Song 1557 · analogous (−30°)
- Wales Gray 1585 · analogous (+30°)
- Instinct AF-575 · triadic (120°)
- Porcelain 2113-60 · triadic (240°)
Picnic Basket vs popular colors
- Sea Salt (Sherwin-Williams SW 6204, ΔE 4.1) is lighter (LRV 63.2 vs 53.1), more red/pink.
- Coventry Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-169, ΔE 4.1) is darker (LRV 48.2 vs 53.1), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Stonington Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-170, ΔE 4.3) is lighter (LRV 59.4 vs 53.1), more red/pink, more muted.