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Iced Coffee CSP-985
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, Iced Coffee sits at L* 54.3, a* 4.2, b* 26.0. Its hue angle is 81° and its chroma is 26.4, 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 76%.
LRV 22.8: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 22.8, Iced Coffee is lighter than 24% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Iced Coffee
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artifact | SW 6138 | 2.09 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rookwood Antique Gold | SW 2814 | 3.80 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cardboard | SW 6124 | 3.93 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Iced Coffee
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wool Tweed | 320F-6 | 0.92 | Practically identical | |
| Gold Ink | S310-6 | 2.63 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Lavish Gold | MQ2-14 | 3.14 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caramel Apple | 1042 | 2.01 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Norwich Brown | HC-19 | 2.23 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Olivetone | 252 | 2.28 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Hillcrest Tan | 1078 | 3.35 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Edgewood Rocks | 1056 | 3.64 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Free Spirit | 245 | 4.10 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Elk Horn AF-105 · lighter, LRV 24.7
- Hillcrest Tan 1078 · lighter, LRV 25.0
- Thyme 2148-20 · lighter, LRV 25.4
- Smoke Bush 1519 · darker, LRV 21.0
- Acorn 1125 · darker, LRV 20.5
- Tawny 2161-20 · darker, LRV 19.3
Colors that go with Iced Coffee
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Lazy Sunday CC-846 · complementary (180°)
- Fox Run 1229 · analogous (−30°)
- Eucalyptus Leaf 2144-20 · analogous (+30°)
- Tropical Teal 734 · triadic (120°)
- Naples Sunset 1391 · triadic (240°)
Iced Coffee vs popular colors
- Beige Gray (Benjamin Moore ES-51, ΔE 10.0) is lighter (LRV 40.6 vs 22.8), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Teak (Benjamin Moore ES-30, ΔE 10.9) is lighter (LRV 25.9 vs 22.8), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Firenze (Benjamin Moore AF-225, ΔE 13.2) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.