Benjamin Moore Smoke & Mirrors CSP-105

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What are Benjamin Moore Smoke & Mirrors undertones?
Is Smoke & Mirrors CSP-105 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Smoke & Mirrors
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Smoke & Mirrors CSP-105
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Smoke & Mirrors CSP-105
Code:	CSP-105
Name:	Smoke & Mirrors
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Smoke & Mirrors?

Benjamin Moore Smoke & Mirrors CSP-105 is a softly muted, light greige with a noticeable beige cast beneath its gray surface. Its low-saturation character keeps it understated, while the #B1ADA2 color value gives it a gentle warmth rather than a crisp, silvery appearance. In bright natural light, it can look like a pale putty gray; under warmer evening bulbs, its beige and softly taupe qualities become more apparent. Smoke & Mirrors is well suited to living room, bedroom, or hallway walls where a quiet neutral is wanted without the starkness of cool gray. Pair it with creamy off-whites, natural oak, linen upholstery, aged brass, or charcoal accents for contrast.

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What are Benjamin Moore Smoke & Mirrors undertones?

Smoke & Mirrors is a mid-light, very muted khaki beige. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow. 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:

#B1ADA2

RGB code:

177, 173, 162

Is Benjamin Moore Smoke & Mirrors cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 44°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

CSP-105 Smoke & Mirrors HSL code: 44, 9%, 66%

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 Smoke & Mirrors

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

Afternoon

Sunset

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 Smoke & Mirrors:

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-105
Smoke & Mirrors

Darker shades

CSP-105
Smoke & Mirrors

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 Smoke & Mirrors with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 224, such as Benjamin Moore Bachelor Blue and Coastline.

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Smoke & Mirrors

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LRV of Smoke & Mirrors

Smoke & Mirrors has an LRV of 41.98% 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 41.98%, 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

Format	Code
HEX	#B1ADA2
RGB Decimal	177, 173, 162
RGB Percent	69.41%, 67.84%, 63.53%
HSV	Hue: 44° Saturation: 8.47% Value: 69.41%
HSL	hsl(44, 9, 66)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 2.26 Yellow: 8.47 Key: 30.59
YIQ	Y: 172.942 I: 5.918 Q: -2.577
XYZ	X: 39.595 Y: 41.843 Z: 40.163
CIE Lab	L:70.763 a:-0.551 b:6.157
CIE Luv	L:70.763 u:2.962 v:8.951
Decimal	11644322
Hunter Lab	64.686, -3.939, 8.468