Benjamin Moore Whisper CSP-500

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Benjamin Moore Whisper reviews (2 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Whisper undertones?
Is Whisper CSP-500 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Whisper
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Whisper CSP-500
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Whisper CSP-500
Code:	CSP-500
Name:	Whisper
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Whisper?

Benjamin Moore Whisper CSP-500 is a light, low-saturation gray with a subtle warm cast that keeps it from reading stark or blue. Its nearly even gray base is softened by a faint beige-leaning undertone, giving walls a gently muted appearance. In bright daylight, Whisper can look close to a clean pale gray, while warmer bulbs bring out its softer, slightly creamy side. It suits bedrooms, hallways, and open living areas where a quiet neutral is needed without the crispness of a cool gray. Pair it with warm white trim, natural oak, linen upholstery, and charcoal or deep brown accents for contrast.

Benjamin Moore Whisper reviews (2 photos)

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What are Benjamin Moore Whisper undertones?

Whisper CSP-500 reads as a light, very low-saturation neutral that sits close to soft gray, with a slight yellow-leaning warmth in the supplied digital sample. That subtle direction is too weak to call a definite undertone from the HEX alone, so it is best viewed as an almost-neutral gray rather than a clearly warm or cool shade. Benjamin Moore describes it as having “the faintest hint of heavenly gray,” which aligns with its visible pale-gray main family. Warm artificial light may make its slight warmth more noticeable, while cool daylight can make it appear cleaner and more gray.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#D5D5D0

RGB code:

213, 213, 208

Is Benjamin Moore Whisper cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 60°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

CSP-500 Whisper HSL code: 60, 6%, 83%

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 Whisper

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 Whisper:

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.

Darker shades

CSP-500
Whisper

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 Whisper with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 240, such as Benjamin Moore Approaching Storm and Luxe.

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LRV of Whisper

Whisper has an LRV of 65.65% and refers to Light colors that reflect most 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 65.65%, 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	#D5D5D0
RGB Decimal	213, 213, 208
RGB Percent	83.53%, 83.53%, 81.57%
HSV	Hue: 60° Saturation: 2.35% Value: 83.53%
HSL	hsl(60, 6, 83)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 2.35 Key: 16.47
YIQ	Y: 212.43 I: 1.607 Q: -1.556
XYZ	X: 62.617 Y: 66.289 Z: 69.154
CIE Lab	L:85.144 a:-0.897 b:2.47
CIE Luv	L:85.144 u:0.279 v:3.878
Decimal	14013904
Hunter Lab	81.418, -5.2, 6.634