Benjamin Moore Gothic Arch CSP-80

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Gothic Arch for living room (1 photo)
What are Benjamin Moore Gothic Arch undertones?
Is Gothic Arch CSP-80 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Gothic Arch
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Gothic Arch CSP-80
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Gothic Arch CSP-80
Code:	CSP-80
Name:	Gothic Arch
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Gothic Arch?

Benjamin Moore Gothic Arch CSP-80 is a muted mid-tone gray-beige with a soft, weathered cast. Its low saturation keeps it grounded and understated, while the slight warmth prevents it from reading like a cold concrete gray. In bright daylight, Gothic Arch can appear closer to a pale taupe; under warm evening lighting, its beige-gray character becomes more noticeable. It suits living room walls, bedrooms, and cabinetry when paired with creamy whites, charcoal accents, aged brass, natural oak, or linen upholstery.

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What are Benjamin Moore Gothic Arch undertones?

Gothic Arch is a midtone, very muted muted beige. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-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:

#9D968C

RGB code:

157, 150, 140

Is Benjamin Moore Gothic Arch cool or warm?

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cool

With a hue of 35°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

CSP-80 Gothic Arch HSL code: 35, 8%, 58%

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 Gothic Arch

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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Gothic Arch:

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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Darker 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 Gothic Arch with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 215, such as Benjamin Moore Blue Spruce and Normandy.

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LRV of Gothic Arch

Gothic Arch has an LRV of 31.08% 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 31.08%, 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	#9D968C
RGB Decimal	157, 150, 140
RGB Percent	61.57%, 58.82%, 54.90%
HSV	Hue: 35° Saturation: 10.83% Value: 61.57%
HSL	hsl(35, 8, 58)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 4.46 Yellow: 10.83 Key: 38.43
YIQ	Y: 150.953 I: 7.385 Q: -1.631
XYZ	X: 29.544 Y: 30.875 Z: 29.207
CIE Lab	L:62.402 a:0.76 b:6.19
CIE Luv	L:62.402 u:4.714 v:8.533
Decimal	10327692
Hunter Lab	55.565, -2.331, 7.731