Benjamin Moore Through the Looking Glass CSP-495

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What are Benjamin Moore Through the Looking Glass undertones?
Is Through the Looking Glass CSP-495 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Through the Looking Glass
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Through the Looking Glass CSP-495
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Through the Looking Glass CSP-495
Code:	CSP-495
Name:	Through the Looking Glass
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Through the Looking Glass?

Benjamin Moore Through the Looking Glass CSP-495 is a light, muted gray with a faint warm cast visible in its slightly softened, off-white balance. Its low saturation keeps the color quiet and even rather than sharply silver or blue. In bright daylight, it reads as a clean pale gray; under warmer evening lighting, the gentle warmth becomes more noticeable. Use it on living room or bedroom walls where you want definition without a heavy contrast against white trim. Natural oak, brushed nickel, charcoal textiles, and creamy whites give this shade a grounded, restrained setting.

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What are Benjamin Moore Through the Looking Glass undertones?

Through the Looking Glass is a mid-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:

#C0BCBC

RGB code:

192, 188, 188

Is Benjamin Moore Through the Looking Glass cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 0°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

CSP-495 Through the Looking Glass HSL code: 0, 3%, 75%

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 Through the Looking Glass

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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Through the Looking Glass:

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 Through the Looking Glass with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 180, such as Benjamin Moore Aegean Teal and Blue Lace.

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LRV of Through the Looking Glass

Through the Looking Glass has an LRV of 51.04% 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 51.04%, 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	#C0BCBC
RGB Decimal	192, 188, 188
RGB Percent	75.29%, 73.73%, 73.73%
HSV	Hue: 0° Saturation: 2.08% Value: 75.29%
HSL	hsl(0, 3, 75)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 2.08 Yellow: 2.08 Key: 24.71
YIQ	Y: 189.196 I: 2.384 Q: 0.846
XYZ	X: 48.796 Y: 50.804 Z: 54.799
CIE Lab	L:76.56 a:1.397 b:0.5
CIE Luv	L:76.56 u:2.288 v:0.5
Decimal	12631228
Hunter Lab	71.277, -2.533, 4.311