Benjamin Moore Old Soul CSP-65

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What are Benjamin Moore Old Soul undertones?
Is Old Soul CSP-65 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Old Soul
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Old Soul CSP-65
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Old Soul CSP-65
Code:	CSP-65
Name:	Old Soul
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Old Soul?

Benjamin Moore Old Soul CSP-65 is a light, muted beige with a gentle taupe cast and a softly weathered look. Its low saturation keeps it from reading overly yellow, while the warm undertone prevents it from feeling stark or cool. In bright daylight, Old Soul can appear like a pale greige-beige; under warm lamps, its creamy tan notes become more noticeable. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways where a quiet neutral is needed, and it also makes a handsome choice for painted cabinetry. Pair this shade with warm white trim, natural oak, linen upholstery, aged brass, or deeper brown-gray accents.

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What are Benjamin Moore Old Soul undertones?

Old Soul is a mid-light, very muted sandy 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:

#C4BAAB

RGB code:

196, 186, 171

Is Benjamin Moore Old Soul cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 36°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

CSP-65 Old Soul HSL code: 36, 17%, 72%

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 Old Soul

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 Beige shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Old Soul:

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 Old Soul with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 216, such as Benjamin Moore Blue Spruce and Normandy.

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LRV of Old Soul

Old Soul has an LRV of 49.54% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half of the incident 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 49.54%, 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	#C4BAAB
RGB Decimal	196, 186, 171
RGB Percent	76.86%, 72.94%, 67.06%
HSV	Hue: 36° Saturation: 12.76% Value: 76.86%
HSL	hsl(36, 17, 72)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 5.1 Yellow: 12.76 Key: 23.14
YIQ	Y: 187.28 I: 10.779 Q: -2.553
XYZ	X: 47.673 Y: 49.795 Z: 45.617
CIE Lab	L:75.943 a:0.961 b:8.869
CIE Luv	L:75.943 u:6.802 v:12.637
Decimal	12892843
Hunter Lab	70.565, -2.896, 11.068