Benjamin Moore Seersucker Suit CSP-580

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Official page:Seersucker Suit CSP-580
Code:CSP-580
Name:Seersucker Suit
Brand:Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Seersucker Suit?

Benjamin Moore Seersucker Suit CSP-580 is a light, muted gray with a subtle green cast that keeps it from reading flat or icy. Its soft, low-saturation appearance makes it well suited to broad wall areas in bedrooms, living rooms, and calm workspaces. In bright natural light, the color can appear clean and lightly cool, while warmer evening lighting may bring out its gentle gray softness. Pair Seersucker Suit with crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, or charcoal accents for clear contrast. It also makes a restrained option for cabinetry when paired with warmer stone or wood surfaces.

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What are Benjamin Moore Seersucker Suit undertones?

Seersucker Suit is a light, near-neutral light gray. Its chroma is so low that assigning a specific hue-based undertone would be misleading. Because it is close to neutral, nearby surfaces and the color of the light can noticeably change how warm or cool it appears.

HEX value:

#C3C7C5

RGB code:

195, 199, 197

Is Benjamin Moore Seersucker Suit cool or warm?

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With a hue of 150°, this Grey leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

CSP-580 Seersucker Suit HSL code: 150, 3%, 77%

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 Seersucker Suit

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 sunlightVisible temp.HueDuration
NorthCoolBluishAll day
EastWarmYellowBefore noon
WestWarmOrange-redAfter noon
SouthWarmOrange-yellowAll 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 Seersucker Suit:

Monochromatic color scheme

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

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 Seersucker Suit with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 330, such as Benjamin Moore Aplomb and Velvet Cloak.

LRV of Seersucker Suit

Seersucker Suit has an LRV of 56.29% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident lightWhy 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 56.29%, 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

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

FormatCode
HEX#C3C7C5
RGB Decimal195, 199, 197
RGB Percent76.47%, 78.04%, 77.25%
HSVHue: 150° Saturation: 2.01% Value: 78.04%
HSLhsl(150, 3, 77)
CMYKCyan: 2.01 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 1.01 Key: 21.96
YIQY: 197.576 I: -1.741 Q: -1.469
XYZX: 53.005 Y: 56.48 Z: 60.918
CIE LabL:79.886 a:-1.747 b:0.521
CIE LuvL:79.886 u:-2.142 v:1.085
Decimal12830661
Hunter Lab75.153, -5.624, 4.548

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