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BENJAMIN MOORE · CSP-595

Benjamin Moore French Toile#A2B0B7 · LRV 43

French Toile reads as a blue / cool — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore CSP-595 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE FRENCH TOILE
RGB 162, 176, 183 LRV 43

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name French Toile
SKU CSP-595
Hex #A2B0B7
RGB 162, 176, 183
HSL 200°, 13%, 68%
LRV 43
Undertone blue / cool
Family Gray

About Benjamin Moore French Toile

French Toile sits in the mid-range at LRV 43, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Its blue undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.

French Toile is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
In the Blue
SKU 0504 · #9EB0BB · LRV 42
ΔE 1.92 (near-perfect)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all gray from that brand.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.95
All gray at Valspar →
8004-41C
#A2B1BA
Hibernate
ΔE 0.95 · LRV 43
8006-8C
#A6B1B9
Granite Fog
ΔE 1.59 · LRV 43
8004-38C
#9FB4BD
Cat's Meow
ΔE 2.51 · LRV 44
8004-44C
#A4B1C1
Blue Echo
ΔE 4.54 · LRV 43
8004-33D
#A3AFAC
Dream Weaver
ΔE 5.11 · LRV 41

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.11
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1037-3
#A5B2B7
Special Delivery
ΔE 1.11 · LRV 43
10-13
#A3AEB4
Foretell
ΔE 1.21 · LRV 41
1040-4
#A0AEB8
How Handsome
ΔE 1.58 · LRV 41
10-28
#A2B2BD
Peace
ΔE 1.86 · LRV 43
1039-3
#A8B0B2
Mirror Mirror
ΔE 2.94 · LRV 43

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.48
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DEC796
#9DACB5
Irogon Blue
ΔE 1.48 · LRV 40
DE6332
#ACB8C1
Glen Falls
ΔE 2.82 · LRV 47
DE5821
#A7B8C4
Overcast Sky
ΔE 3.07 · LRV 46
DE6375
#A9AAAB
Castlerock
ΔE 5.81 · LRV 40
DE6388
#AFA8A9
Smoky Mountain
ΔE 10.33 · LRV 40

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.85
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7601
#A0B3BC
Dockside Blue
ΔE 1.85 · LRV 43
SW 9138
#A6B2B5
Stardew
ΔE 2.02 · LRV 43
SW 7616
#A0AEAF
Breezy
ΔE 3.21 · LRV 41
SW 6255
#A8AEB1
Morning Fog
ΔE 3.34 · LRV 42
SW 7613
#9CB0B3
Aqua‐Sphere
ΔE 3.6 · LRV 41

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.86
All gray at Behr →
N530-4
#9CAFB7
Power Gray
ΔE 1.86 · LRV 41
MQ5-23
#A5B0B9
Intercoastal Gray
ΔE 1.9 · LRV 43
MQ5-59
#9BAFB6
Ovation
ΔE 2.37 · LRV 41
HDC-CT-24
#9BB0BE
Rainy Sidewalk
ΔE 3.25 · LRV 42
N510-4
#98B1B9
Supernova
ΔE 3.82 · LRV 42

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.88
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 1.88 · LRV 41
BD-LO
#A4C2D2
Lost in the 80s
ΔE 6.68 · LRV 51
BD-NU
#A4A89F
Nuevo
ΔE 8.79 · LRV 38
BD-LF
#A4AB95
Le Freak
ΔE 13.71 · LRV 35
BD-CT
#A89E8A
Carry the Two
ΔE 15.53 · LRV 33

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.4
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-38
#90A6AE
Good Jeans
ΔE 4.4 · LRV 36
PNT100-LT-15
#9CA2A7
Set In Stone
ΔE 4.88 · LRV 36
PNT100-DP-78
#99AAA4
Mellow Mood
ΔE 7.47 · LRV 38
PNT100-MD-43
#9AB0AB
Make Waves
ΔE 7.51 · LRV 41
PNT100-LT-44
#90B5B3
Vacay
ΔE 9.62 · LRV 42

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.94
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-01
#A8B6B4
Rainy Days
ΔE 4.94 · LRV 45
JG-162
#AAB0AD
Tranquil Waters
ΔE 5.46 · LRV 43
JG-14
#B0AEA7
Cupola
ΔE 8.99 · LRV 42
JG-77
#8FB4B2
Morning Calm
ΔE 9.63 · LRV 42
JG-99
#B0AAAB
Vintage Collection
ΔE 9.73 · LRV 41

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.05
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 89
#A1B8CA
Lulworth Blue
ΔE 5.05 · LRV 46
NO. 82
#99B0AB
Dix Blue
ΔE 7.71 · LRV 41
NO. 88
#B2B1A9
Lamp Room Gray
ΔE 9.1 · LRV 44
NO. 267
#BBB1AB
Dove Tale
ΔE 11.6 · LRV 45
NO. 5
#B5AFA0
Hardwick White
ΔE 12.5 · LRV 43

Similar Benjamin Moore colors

closest in the Benjamin Moore deck

The nearest shades to French Toile within Benjamin Moore's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

2131-50
Beneath the Clouds
LRV 42
AF-545
Solitude
LRV 42
1648
Slate Blue
LRV 43
CC-818
Early Morning
LRV 43
1621
Little Falls
LRV 41
1634
Santorini Blue
LRV 45

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #A2B0B7 in HSL space. Pair French Toile with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#A2B0B7 + #B7A9A2
TRIADIC
#A2B0B7 · #B7A2B0 · #B0B7A2
ANALOGOUS
#A2B7B4 · #A2B0B7 · #A2A5B7

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
2.23:1 fail
Sample text on black
9.43:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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