Benjamin Moore Gotham CSP-385
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| Official page: | Gotham CSP-385 |
| Code: | CSP-385 |
| Name: | Gotham |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Gotham?
Benjamin Moore Gotham CSP-385 is a muted mid-tone gray with a noticeable warm taupe cast. Its low saturation keeps it grounded and understated, reading more like softened stone than a sharply defined gray. In warm artificial light, Gotham can show a little more brown, while cooler daylight brings out its quiet gray character. It suits living room walls, bedrooms, and cabinetry where a deeper neutral is wanted without the weight of charcoal. Pair it with creamy off-whites, dark brown or charcoal accents, natural oak, and aged brass for a layered, material-focused look.
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What are Benjamin Moore Gotham undertones?
Gotham is a midtone, very muted earthy, slightly muddy brown. The HEX sample has a subtle orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear orange. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.
HEX value:
RGB code:
135, 126, 120
Is Benjamin Moore Gotham cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 24°, this brown leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
CSP-385 Gotham HSL code: 24, 6%, 50%
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 Gotham
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
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 brown shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Gotham:
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-385
Gotham
Darker shades
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 Gotham with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 204, such as Benjamin Moore Blue Lace and Nimbus Gray.
LRV of Gotham
Gotham has an LRV of 22.32% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of light. Why LRV is important?
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 22.32%, 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 | #877E78 |
| RGB Decimal | 135, 126, 120 |
| RGB Percent | 52.94%, 49.41%, 47.06% |
| HSV | Hue: 24° Saturation: 11.11% Value: 52.94% |
| HSL | hsl(24, 6, 50) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 6.67 Yellow: 11.11 Key: 47.06 |
| YIQ | Y: 128.007 I: 7.291 Q: 0.037 |
| XYZ | X: 20.842 Y: 21.429 Z: 20.802 |
| CIE Lab | L:53.416 a:2.306 b:4.492 |
| CIE Luv | L:53.416 u:5.673 v:5.718 |
| Decimal | 8879736 |
| Hunter Lab | 46.291, -0.643, 5.76 |
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