Benjamin Moore Urban Sophisticate CSP-160

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What are Benjamin Moore Urban Sophisticate undertones?
Is Urban Sophisticate CSP-160 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Urban Sophisticate
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Urban Sophisticate CSP-160
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Urban Sophisticate CSP-160
Code:	CSP-160
Name:	Urban Sophisticate
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Urban Sophisticate?

Benjamin Moore Urban Sophisticate CSP-160 is a muted light beige-gray with a noticeably warm, softly earthy cast. Its low saturation keeps it from reading overtly tan, while the hint of yellow-brown beneath the gray gives it a gentle depth on walls. In bright daylight, this color can appear like a pale putty neutral; under warmer lamps, its beige side becomes more apparent. Urban Sophisticate suits living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways where a quiet neutral is wanted without the starkness of a cool gray. Pair it with creamy white trim, weathered oak, linen upholstery, and charcoal or deep brown accents for contrast.

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What are Benjamin Moore Urban Sophisticate undertones?

Urban Sophisticate 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:

#BCB5A1

RGB code:

188, 181, 161

Is Benjamin Moore Urban Sophisticate cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 44°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

CSP-160 Urban Sophisticate HSL code: 44, 17%, 68%

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 Urban Sophisticate

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 Beige shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Urban Sophisticate:

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-160
Urban Sophisticate

Darker shades

CSP-160
Urban Sophisticate

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

CSP-160
Urban Sophisticate

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LRV of Urban Sophisticate

Urban Sophisticate has an LRV of 45.87% 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 45.87%, 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	#BCB5A1
RGB Decimal	188, 181, 161
RGB Percent	73.73%, 70.98%, 63.14%
HSV	Hue: 44° Saturation: 14.36% Value: 73.73%
HSL	hsl(44, 17, 68)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 3.72 Yellow: 14.36 Key: 26.27
YIQ	Y: 180.813 I: 10.598 Q: -4.743
XYZ	X: 43.695 Y: 46.313 Z: 40.346
CIE Lab	L:73.748 a:-0.952 b:11.087
CIE Luv	L:73.748 u:5.3 v:15.97
Decimal	12367265
Hunter Lab	68.054, -4.485, 12.487