City Shadow
Benjamin Moore City Shadow (CSP-60) carries the measured structure of its color data and the less predictable beauty of paint in a finished space. It appears in Color Stories®, placing it within several distinct decorating stories rather than a single fixed look. The manufacturer's description below offers one reading; the room imagery leaves space for your own.
Hex
#626463LRV
13.93
Coordinating Colors
Decorator's White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 14), opening up a space where City Shadow encloses it.
Winter Lake reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 14), opening up a space where City Shadow encloses it.
Grandma's China reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 14), opening up a space where City Shadow encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 14, Evening Gown is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 16 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 15 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
A 7-point LRV gap (21 vs 14) makes Aplomb the marginally brighter of the two.
A 9-point LRV gap (14 vs 5) makes City Shadow the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (18 vs 14) makes Lazy Afternoon the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 14 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
City Shadow reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (18 vs 14) makes Plum Perfect the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 14, Peace and Happiness is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (23 vs 14) makes Night Train the marginally brighter of the two.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Smoky. Leathery. Influenced by the deep, mysterious alleyway shadows cast on even the brightest days.