Benjamin Moore Mythic CSP-510
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| Official page: | Mythic CSP-510 |
| Code: | CSP-510 |
| Name: | Mythic |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Mythic?
Benjamin Moore Mythic CSP-510 is a deep, muted charcoal with a noticeable violet-gray cast. Its low-light value gives it substantial presence, while the restrained purple undertone keeps it from reading as a flat black or standard gray. In daylight, Mythic can appear like a soft, smoky plum-charcoal; under warmer lamps, its dusky purple notes become more apparent. It makes a strong choice for a study, dining room, powder room, or built-in cabinetry, especially alongside crisp off-whites, pale gray stone, natural oak, and aged brass. For a more dramatic scheme, pair this shade with blackened metal details and layered textures such as linen, wool, or matte ceramic.
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What are Benjamin Moore Mythic undertones?
Mythic is a deep, very muted plum-gray. The HEX sample has a subtle purple bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear purple. Warm light may bring out its red or mauve side, while cool daylight can make the violet direction clearer.
HEX value:
RGB code:
95, 89, 96
Is Benjamin Moore Mythic cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 291°, this black leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
CSP-510 Mythic HSL code: 291, 4%, 36%
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 Mythic
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 black shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Mythic:
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-510
Mythic
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 Mythic with a purple hue, complementary colors are those with a yellow hue close to 111, such as Benjamin Moore Adirondack Green and Healing Aloe.
LRV of Mythic
Mythic has an LRV of 12.02% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little 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 12.02%, 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 | #5F5960 |
| RGB Decimal | 95, 89, 96 |
| RGB Percent | 37.25%, 34.90%, 37.65% |
| HSV | Hue: 291° Saturation: 7.29% Value: 37.65% |
| HSL | hsl(291, 4, 36) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 1.04 Magenta: 7.29 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 62.35 |
| YIQ | Y: 91.592 I: 1.326 Q: 3.448 |
| XYZ | X: 10.403 Y: 10.422 Z: 12.527 |
| CIE Lab | L:38.59 a:3.867 b:-3.152 |
| CIE Luv | L:38.59 u:2.917 v:-4.638 |
| Decimal | 6248800 |
| Hunter Lab | 32.283, 1.021, -0.408 |
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