Crisp Straw
There is more to Benjamin Moore Crisp Straw (2157-50) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. An LRV of 68.4 places it through the middle of the scale, where color and depth can remain visible as the light changes. Explore its color relationships and measurements, then bring the shortlist into your own light with a physical sample.
Hex
#F9D5B0LRV
68.40
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 86 vs 68, Cream Froth is decisively the brighter choice.
Crisp Straw reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 44), opening up a space where Silver Fox encloses it.
At LRV 88 vs 68, Easter Lily is decisively the brighter choice.
Crisp Straw reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 56), opening up a space where Yarmouth Blue encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 69 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 68 and 67, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
A 4-point LRV gap (68 vs 65) makes Crisp Straw the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Crisp Straw reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 27), opening up a space where Blue Lapis encloses it.
Crisp Straw reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 12), opening up a space where Twilight Blue encloses it.
Crisp Straw reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 30), opening up a space where Cool Blue encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 19, Crisp Straw is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
Pale Oats reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Crisp Straw reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (75 vs 68) makes Winter Melon the marginally brighter of the two.
Delicate Peach reads slightly lighter (LRV 75 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Darker Colors
Crisp Straw reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 67), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Crisp Straw reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 68 vs 43, Crisp Straw is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 67), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
A sweet sherbet hue flavored with peach and grapefruit notes.