Benjamin Moore Quicksand CSP-200
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| Official page: | Quicksand CSP-200 |
| Code: | CSP-200 |
| Name: | Quicksand |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Quicksand?
Benjamin Moore Quicksand CSP-200 is a muted mid-tone greige with a noticeable beige cast and soft gray restraint. Its low-saturation appearance keeps it grounded rather than creamy, making it a useful wall color for living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways that need more presence than an off-white. Quicksand can read warmer beside crisp white trim and slightly grayer next to tan or taupe furnishings. Pair it with natural oak, linen upholstery, aged brass, charcoal accents, and warm white ceilings for a layered, material-focused interior. It is especially well suited to broad wall surfaces, where its quiet depth can define a room without making it feel dark.
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What are Benjamin Moore Quicksand undertones?
Quicksand is a mid-light, 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:
RGB code:
174, 164, 151
Is Benjamin Moore Quicksand cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 34°, this Beige leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
CSP-200 Quicksand HSL code: 34, 12%, 64%
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 Quicksand
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 Beige shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Quicksand:
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-200
Quicksand
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 Quicksand with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 214, such as Benjamin Moore Nocturnal Gray and Blue Spruce.
LRV of Quicksand
Quicksand has an LRV of 37.38% 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 37.38%, 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 | #AEA497 |
| RGB Decimal | 174, 164, 151 |
| RGB Percent | 68.24%, 64.31%, 59.22% |
| HSV | Hue: 34° Saturation: 13.22% Value: 68.24% |
| HSL | hsl(34, 12, 64) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 5.75 Yellow: 13.22 Key: 31.76 |
| YIQ | Y: 165.508 I: 10.136 Q: -1.93 |
| XYZ | X: 36.316 Y: 37.785 Z: 34.65 |
| CIE Lab | L:67.861 a:1.347 b:8.043 |
| CIE Luv | L:67.861 u:6.719 v:11.144 |
| Decimal | 11445399 |
| Hunter Lab | 61.469, -2.113, 9.607 |
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