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Tweed Coat

CSP-85 · #878279 · LRV 22 · warm red-orange tone

CSP-85 · #878279 · LRV 22 — warm red-orange tone, dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs.

Tweed CoatBenjamin Moore · CSP-85
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Tweed Coat
BENJAMIN MOORE · CSP-85 · #878279
Brand · codeBenjamin MooreCSP-85 · all Benjamin Moore grays
LRV22Dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs.
Undertonewarm red-orange tone
FamilyGray
Hex · RGB · HSL#878279 · 135, 130, 121 · 39°, 6%, 50%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Black Fox7
  2. 2Pewter Green12
  3. 3Tweed Coat22
  4. 4Stardew43
  5. 5Quietude48
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Tweed Coat, Really?

Tweed Coat reads as a warm red-orange tone — dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore CSP-85 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Tweed Coat

Tweed Coat works best as a feature — a single wall, built-ins, a study or dining room — rather than wrapping a whole bright space. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Tweed Coat

With an LRV of 22, Tweed Coat is a deep, dramatic shade. It soaks up light in north-facing rooms and looks richest where strong daylight hits it. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. Warm artificial light softens it; cool LED can make it look flat, so match your bulbs to the mood you want.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Tweed Coat 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.

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint Benjamin Moore CSP-85 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.

Same deck, next chip over

Similar Benjamin Moore Colors

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

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Tweed Coat · 5.5 : 1 · passes AAWhite text on Tweed Coat · 3.8 : 1 · large text only

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 #878279 in HSL space. Pair Tweed Coat with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#878279 + #797E87
TRIADIC
#878279 · #798782 · #827987
ANALOGOUS
#877B79 · #878279 · #858779

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