Benjamin Moore Dusty Cornflower CSP-605

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Dusty Cornflower for bedroom (1 photo)
Benjamin Moore CSP-605 on kitchen cabinets (1 photo)
Benjamin Moore Dusty Cornflower reviews (2 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Dusty Cornflower undertones?
Is Dusty Cornflower CSP-605 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Dusty Cornflower
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Dusty Cornflower CSP-605
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Dusty Cornflower CSP-605
Code:	CSP-605
Name:	Dusty Cornflower
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Dusty Cornflower?

Benjamin Moore Dusty Cornflower CSP-605 is a muted blue-gray with a cool cast and enough softness to keep it from reading stark. Its medium-light depth gives walls noticeable color while maintaining an airy, weathered appearance. In bright daylight, Dusty Cornflower can show a clearer blue note, while lower or warmer lighting may bring forward its gray, slightly softened character. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms, and home offices, especially alongside crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, or charcoal accents. Use this shade on full walls for a calm wash of color, or on cabinetry and built-ins where its subdued blue-gray tone can add definition without looking overly bold.

Dusty Cornflower for bedroom

We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing blue shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful cool mid-tone paint color could transform your own bedroom space.

Benjamin Moore Dusty Cornflower bedroom interior

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Benjamin Moore CSP-605 on kitchen cabinets

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

Benjamin Moore Dusty Cornflower kitchen cabinets

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Benjamin Moore Dusty Cornflower reviews (2 photos)

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

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Benjamin Moore Dusty Cornflower accent wall

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What are Benjamin Moore Dusty Cornflower undertones?

Dusty Cornflower reads as a mid-light, muted blue with a soft gray cast and low saturation. The supplied digital sample shows a subtle cool blue direction, with a slight green-leaning bias that is delicate rather than strongly pronounced. Benjamin Moore describes it as “light blue cornflowers,” which aligns with its visible blue main family but is a descriptive reference rather than a technical undertone claim. Warm artificial light may make its gray softness more noticeable, while cool daylight can keep the blue character clearer.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#8CA4AD

RGB code:

140, 164, 173

Is Benjamin Moore Dusty Cornflower cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 196°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

CSP-605 Dusty Cornflower HSL code: 196, 17%, 61%

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 Dusty Cornflower

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

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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 Blue shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Dusty Cornflower:

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

CSP-605
Dusty Cornflower

Darker shades

CSP-605
Dusty Cornflower

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 Dusty Cornflower with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 16, such as Benjamin Moore Quietly Violet and Desert Shadows.

CSP-605
Dusty Cornflower

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LRV of Dusty Cornflower

Dusty Cornflower has an LRV of 36.19% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of 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 36.19%, 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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Format	Code
HEX	#8CA4AD
RGB Decimal	140, 164, 173
RGB Percent	54.90%, 64.31%, 67.84%
HSV	Hue: 196° Saturation: 19.08% Value: 67.84%
HSL	hsl(196, 17, 61)
CMYK	Cyan: 19.08 Magenta: 5.2 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 32.16
YIQ	Y: 157.85 I: -17.194 Q: -2.276
XYZ	X: 31.631 Y: 35.143 Z: 44.64
CIE Lab	L:65.86 a:-6.35 b:-7.44
CIE Luv	L:65.86 u:-13.001 v:-10.048
Decimal	9217197
Hunter Lab	59.281, -8.499, -3.15