Byzantine
There is more to Benjamin Moore Byzantine (CSP-1075) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. An LRV of 21.3 places it through the middle of the scale, where color and depth can remain visible as the light changes. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
#AB7141LRV
21.26
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 48 vs 21, Walk on the Beach is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 35 vs 21, Heather Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Cloud White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 21), opening up a space where Byzantine encloses it.
Knitted Cape reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 21), opening up a space where Byzantine encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 23 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 3-point LRV gap (24 vs 21) makes Dark Mustard the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
With LRVs of 21 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 10-point LRV gap (31 vs 21) makes Van Courtland Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
A 7-point LRV gap (21 vs 14) makes Byzantine the marginally brighter of the two.
Byzantine reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Feather Gray reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 21), opening up a space where Byzantine encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Sandy Valley reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (32 vs 21) makes Desert Beach the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 23 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Golden Retriever reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
Byzantine reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 14), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Byzantine reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Reminiscent of the rustic, terra cotta-brown of handmade wares traded in the lost empire.