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Walk on the Beach® CSP-975
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Saturated yellow (a color, not a neutral)
In CIELAB, Walk on the Beach® sits at L* 75.8, a* 3.3, b* 31.4. Its hue angle is 84° and its chroma is 31.6, so it reads as an outright yellow rather than a neutral. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 83%.
LRV 47.8: mid-tone
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 47.8, Walk on the Beach® is lighter than 52% 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 Walk on the Beach®
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Gold | SW 6401 | 2.11 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tarnished Trumpet | SW 9026 | 2.31 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Wheat Grass | SW 6408 | 2.72 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Walk on the Beach®
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilded | M300-4 | 1.28 | Very close | |
| Beachwalk | 340F-5 | 1.73 | Very close | |
| Egyptian Temple | UL180-22 | 1.84 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honeymoon | AF-345 | 1.12 | Very close | |
| Chestertown Buff | HC-9 | 2.14 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mustard Seed | 222 | 2.26 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sulfur Yellow | 2151-40 | 2.58 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cork | 2153-40 | 2.70 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tawny Bisque | 1110 | 2.71 | 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.
- Golden Mist 2158-40 · lighter, LRV 51.6
- Sepia Tan 1116 · lighter, LRV 51.4
- Beeswax 2157-40 · lighter, LRV 52.0
- Westwood Tan 256 · darker, LRV 44.5
- Creamy Custard 1145 · darker, LRV 44.9
- Hathaway Gold 194 · darker, LRV 43.7
Colors that go with Walk on the Beach®
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Summer Blue 2067-50 · complementary (180°)
- Peachland 2168-40 · analogous (−30°)
- Shades of Spring 537 · analogous (+30°)
- Burbank Blue 732 · triadic (120°)
- Exotic Fuchsia 2074-50 · triadic (240°)
Walk on the Beach® vs popular colors
- Concord Ivory (Benjamin Moore HC-12, ΔE 5.9) is lighter (LRV 60.0 vs 47.8), more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.
- Natural (Benjamin Moore ES-10, ΔE 7.6) is darker (LRV 45.7 vs 47.8), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Hawthorne Yellow (Benjamin Moore HC-4, ΔE 10.3) is lighter (LRV 71.3 vs 47.8), more green.