Benjamin Moore Chimichurri CSP-810

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Chimichurri for living room (2 photos)
Benjamin Moore CSP-810 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
Benjamin Moore Chimichurri reviews (3 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Chimichurri undertones?
Is Chimichurri CSP-810 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Chimichurri
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Chimichurri CSP-810
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Chimichurri CSP-810
Code:	CSP-810
Name:	Chimichurri
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Chimichurri?

Benjamin Moore Chimichurri CSP-810 is a deep, muted green with a noticeable gray cast and an earthy olive undertone. Its low-saturation finish keeps it from reading too bright, giving walls a grounded, shadowy look rather than a sharp botanical green. In daylight, the color can show more of its softened green character; under warm evening lighting, it may appear darker and slightly more brown-olive. Chimichurri is especially effective on cabinetry, a study, a dining room, or a moody powder room. Pair it with warm white trim, natural oak, aged brass, charcoal stone, or linen textiles in flax and oatmeal tones.

Chimichurri for living room (2 photos)

Check out this stunning dark color used in real living rooms. Explore how this green shade can create a unique space

Benjamin Moore Chimichurri living room paint review

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Benjamin Moore CSP-810 living room interior

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Benjamin Moore CSP-810 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)

Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating cool green hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.

Benjamin Moore CSP-810 kitchen cabinets picture

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Benjamin Moore Chimichurri green kitchen cabinets with marble

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Benjamin Moore CSP-810 kitchen cabinets color

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Benjamin Moore Chimichurri kitchen cabinets color review

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Benjamin Moore Chimichurri reviews (3 photos)

View the photos of real spaces painted with this green that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.

Benjamin Moore CSP-810 painted furniture review

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Benjamin Moore Chimichurri painted dresser color

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Benjamin Moore Chimichurri painted dresser review

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What are Benjamin Moore Chimichurri undertones?

Chimichurri is a deep, muted green with a noticeable yellow-green direction and low saturation, giving it an earthy, shaded character rather than a bright leafy look. In the supplied digital sample, the color reads as a dark olive-leaning green, with the yellow influence making it feel less blue or cool than many forest greens. Benjamin Moore’s official description uses food imagery but does not identify a specific undertone, so the yellow-green bias here is an observable reading of the provided screen color rather than a manufacturer claim. Warm artificial light may bring forward more of its olive warmth, while cool daylight can make the green aspect appear clearer and slightly more restrained.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#485241

RGB code:

72, 82, 65

Is Benjamin Moore Chimichurri cool or warm?

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cool

With a hue of 95°, this dark green leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

CSP-810 Chimichurri HSL code: 95, 12%, 29%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

How light temperature affects Chimichurri

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

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In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlight	Visible temp.	Hue	Duration
North	Cool	Bluish	All day
East	Warm	Yellow	Before noon
West	Warm	Orange-red	After noon
South	Warm	Orange-yellow	All day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this dark green shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Chimichurri:

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.

Lighter shades

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Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Chimichurri with a yellow hue, complementary colors are those with a purple hue close to 275, such as Benjamin Moore Iris Bliss and Grappa.

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LRV of Chimichurri

Chimichurri has an LRV of 9.7% and refers to Dark colors which means that this color almost does not reflect light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).

Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 9.7%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft² living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.

Color codes

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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#485241
RGB Decimal	72, 82, 65
RGB Percent	28.24%, 32.16%, 25.49%
HSV	Hue: 95° Saturation: 20.73% Value: 32.16%
HSL	hsl(95, 12, 29)
CMYK	Cyan: 12.2 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 20.73 Key: 67.84
YIQ	Y: 77.072 I: -0.496 Q: -7.406
XYZ	X: 6.644 Y: 7.794 Z: 6.154
CIE Lab	L:33.55 a:-7.612 b:8.678
CIE Luv	L:33.55 u:-4.672 v:11.163
Decimal	4739649
Hunter Lab	27.918, -6.377, 6.473