Benjamin Moore Subway Tile CSP-585

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What are Benjamin Moore Subway Tile undertones?
Is Subway Tile CSP-585 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Subway Tile
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Subway Tile CSP-585
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Subway Tile CSP-585
Code:	CSP-585
Name:	Subway Tile
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Subway Tile?

Benjamin Moore Subway Tile CSP-585 is a light, muted blue-gray with a softly weathered appearance. Its cool cast is noticeable without reading icy, while the moderate gray content keeps the color grounded on larger wall surfaces. In bright daylight, Subway Tile can appear cleaner and slightly bluer; lower or warmer light tends to draw out its quieter gray side. It suits bathrooms, bedrooms, laundry rooms, and painted cabinetry, especially alongside crisp white trim, charcoal details, pale oak, brushed nickel, or matte black hardware. Use it with warm wood and natural linen to keep the overall palette from feeling too cool.

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What are Benjamin Moore Subway Tile undertones?

Subway Tile is a mid-light, near-neutral medium 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:

#A8AFB0

RGB code:

168, 175, 176

Is Benjamin Moore Subway Tile cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 188°, this Grey leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

CSP-585 Subway Tile HSL code: 188, 5%, 67%

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 Subway Tile

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

Sunrise

Morning

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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Subway Tile:

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-585
Subway Tile

Darker shades

CSP-585
Subway Tile

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 Subway Tile with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 8, such as Benjamin Moore Quietly Violet and Desert Shadows.

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Subway Tile

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LRV of Subway Tile

Subway Tile has an LRV of 42.57% 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 42.57%, 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	#A8AFB0
RGB Decimal	168, 175, 176
RGB Percent	65.88%, 68.63%, 69.02%
HSV	Hue: 187° Saturation: 4.55% Value: 69.02%
HSL	hsl(188, 5, 67)
CMYK	Cyan: 4.55 Magenta: 0.57 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 30.98
YIQ	Y: 173.021 I: -4.493 Q: -1.17
XYZ	X: 39.313 Y: 42.119 Z: 47.121
CIE Lab	L:70.953 a:-2.261 b:-1.361
CIE Luv	L:70.953 u:-3.958 v:-1.628
Decimal	11055024
Hunter Lab	64.899, -5.447, 2.381