Handmade Paper
There is more to Benjamin Moore Handmade Paper (CSP-875) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. A yellow undertone may emerge most clearly where the paint meets a cleaner white, stone surface or contrasting textile. Explore its color relationships and measurements, then bring the shortlist into your own light with a physical sample.
Hex
#EDE9C9LRV
77.44
Coordinating Colors
Chantilly Lace reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 77), opening up a space where Handmade Paper encloses it.
Handmade Paper reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 46), opening up a space where Misted Green encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 37, Handmade Paper is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 59, Handmade Paper is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 78 vs 77), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 80 and 77, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 79 and 77, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 7-point LRV gap (84 vs 77) makes Lime Ricky the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
Handmade Paper reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 9), opening up a space where Approaching Storm encloses it.
Handmade Paper reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 12), opening up a space where Evening Dove encloses it.
At LRV 77 vs 8, Handmade Paper is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 77 vs 22, Handmade Paper is decisively the brighter choice.
Handmade Paper reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 14), opening up a space where Blue Gaspe encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (77 vs 69) makes Handmade Paper the marginally brighter of the two.
Handmade Paper reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 18), opening up a space where French Violet encloses it.
Lighter Colors
A 9-point LRV gap (87 vs 77) makes White Chocolate the marginally brighter of the two.
Powder Sand reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 77), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cream Silk reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 77), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 12-point LRV gap (89 vs 77) makes Mascarpone the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 78 vs 77), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Darker Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 77 vs 76), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Handmade Paper reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (77 vs 67) makes Handmade Paper the marginally brighter of the two.
Handmade Paper reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 77 vs 76), so neither reads brighter in a room.
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Manufacturer description
The sentimental letter was carefully scripted on delicately crafted paper, which unfolded its own story.