Lavender Wash
CSP-515 · #CFD4D7 · LRV 65 — cool blue tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Stardew43
- 2Palladian Blue60
- 3Lavender Wash65
- 4Glass Slipper70
- 5Spring Thaw83
What Color Is Lavender Wash, Really?
Lavender Wash reads as a cool blue tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore CSP-515 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Lavender Wash
Lavender Wash is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Lavender Wash
At LRV 65, Lavender Wash is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Lavender Wash are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Benjamin Moore CSP-515 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Mild BlueSW 6533 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.2 | 65 | Color page → |
| Behr | Polar FrostPPU14-17A · Behr | 1.8 | 65 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Pelican4007-1A · Valspar | 2.2 | 64.4 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | ElementalPPG1011-2 · PPG / Glidden | 1.7 | 64 | Color page → |
| Glidden | ElementalPPG1011-2 · Glidden | 1.6 | 65 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Moonlit Walk434-1DB · Dutch Boy | 1.2 | 64 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Lavender Wash within Benjamin Moore's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #CFD4D7 in HSL space. Pair Lavender Wash with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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