Color spec
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
| Name | Picnic Basket |
| SKU | CSP-730 |
| Hex | #BBC3BB |
| RGB | 187, 195, 187 |
| HSL | 120°, 6%, 75% |
| LRV | 53 |
| Undertone | cool green tone |
| Family | Gray |
About Benjamin Moore Picnic Basket
At LRV 53, Picnic Basket is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its green 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.
Picnic Basket 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.
Closest matches by brand
17 brands within ΔE 5The closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Only colors within ΔE 5 (close enough to substitute on a wall) are shown — brands with no real match are left off. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all gray from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Behr
Valspar
PPG / Glidden
Glidden
Dutch Boy
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Dunn-Edwards
Magnolia Home
Farrow & Ball
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
Rodda
C2 Paint
Clare
Annie Sloan
Kompozit
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
closest in the Benjamin Moore deckThe nearest shades to Picnic Basket within Benjamin Moore's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #BBC3BB in HSL space. Pair Picnic Basket with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.
Benjamin Moore Picnic Basket Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Picnic Basket from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Benjamin Moore CSP-730 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Picnic Basket
Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Comfort Gray (SW 6205), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.34). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 54 vs 53) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Picnic Basket without repainting risk. See the full Comfort Gray swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Picnic Basket
Behr's nearest match is Rhino (710E-3), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.49). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 54 vs 53) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Picnic Basket without repainting risk. See the full Rhino swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Picnic Basket
Valspar's nearest match is Sleepy (T678), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.75). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 52.9 vs 53) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Picnic Basket without repainting risk. See the full Sleepy swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Picnic Basket
At PPG / Glidden, the closest color to Picnic Basket is Balsam (PPG1128-4) — very close at ΔE 2.64, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 54 vs 53) and carries a cool green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Balsam swatch →
Glidden Equivalent of Picnic Basket
At Glidden, the closest color to Picnic Basket is Balsam (PPG1128-4) — very close at ΔE 2.26, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 54 vs 53) and carries a cool green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Balsam swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Picnic Basket
At Dutch Boy, the closest color to Picnic Basket is Frosted Olive (425-2DB) — very close at ΔE 2.44, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 52 vs 53) and carries a cool green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Frosted Olive swatch →
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Picnic Basket
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Comfort Gray (HGSW 3286), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.34). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 52 vs 53) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Picnic Basket without repainting risk. See the full Comfort Gray swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Picnic Basket
The closest Dunn-Edwards equivalent of Picnic Basket is Ashwood (DE6290). At ΔE 0.54 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same cool green undertone and runs slightly darker (LRV 50 vs 53). If Dunn-Edwards is your counter, order Ashwood and you'll get the same color. See the full Ashwood swatch →
Magnolia Home Equivalent of Picnic Basket
Magnolia Home's nearest match is Americana Egg (JG-06), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.52). It runs slightly darker (LRV 51 vs 53) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Picnic Basket without repainting risk. See the full Americana Egg swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Picnic Basket
At Farrow & Ball, the closest color to Picnic Basket is Mizzle (NO. 266) — very close at ΔE 3.19, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 52 vs 53) and carries a cool green undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Mizzle swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Picnic Basket
Diamond Vogel's nearest match is Ice Flow (0448), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.25). It runs slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 53) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Picnic Basket without repainting risk. See the full Ice Flow swatch →
Hirshfield's Equivalent of Picnic Basket
Hirshfield's's nearest match is Ice Flow (0448), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.39). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 54 vs 53) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Picnic Basket without repainting risk. See the full Ice Flow swatch →
Rodda Equivalent of Picnic Basket
Rodda's nearest match is Ice Breaker (R067), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.34). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 54 vs 53) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Picnic Basket without repainting risk. See the full Ice Breaker swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Picnic Basket
C2 Paint's nearest match is Esoteric (C2-989), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.92). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 54 vs 53) and carries a cool green undertone, so it substitutes for Picnic Basket without repainting risk. See the full Esoteric swatch →
Clare Equivalent of Picnic Basket
Clare has no exact twin of Picnic Basket. The nearest is Motor City (PNT100-LT-09) at ΔE 4.03 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 54 vs 53). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Motor City swatch →
Annie Sloan Equivalent of Picnic Basket
At Annie Sloan, the closest color to Picnic Basket is Paris Grey (PARIS GREY) — very close at ΔE 3.25, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 52 vs 53) and carries a warm yellow undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Paris Grey swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Picnic Basket
Kompozit's nearest match is Ice Flow (0448), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.39). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 54 vs 53) and carries a true neutral undertone, so it substitutes for Picnic Basket without repainting risk. See the full Ice Flow swatch →