Cotswold
Benjamin Moore Cotswold (AF-150) carries the measured structure of its color data and the less predictable beauty of paint in a finished space. Its beige and greige classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. Treat the digital swatch as an opening note, then watch a physical sample from morning light through evening lamps.
Hex
#B5A695LRV
39.04
Cotswold in Rooms
Follow Cotswold from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 1 sourced room photo offers a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
1 Misc Photo
These 1 misc image show how Cotswold (AF-150) can sit beside a changing mix of architectural details and personal finishes. Its red undertone may become clearest at the boundary between paint and a contrasting finish.
Accent wall in muted Cotswold grounds the room with understated elegance.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 39 vs 8, Cotswold is decisively the brighter choice.
Feather Down reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 39), opening up a space where Cotswold encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 39, Peau de Soie is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 41 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 41 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 39 vs 36), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 39 vs 19, Cotswold is decisively the brighter choice.
Cotswold reads slightly lighter (LRV 39 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cotswold reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 14), opening up a space where Nocturnal Gray encloses it.
At LRV 39 vs 17, Cotswold is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 39, Feather Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Cotswold reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 24), opening up a space where Bachelor Blue encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 41 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 41 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Darker Colors
Cotswold reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 23), opening up a space where Coriander Seed encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (39 vs 29) makes Cotswold the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 39 vs 24, Cotswold is decisively the brighter choice.
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Manufacturer description
An agreeable taupe hue that works well with both warm and cool color schemes.