Incense Stick
Benjamin Moore's Incense Stick is a purple shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. A red 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
#584744LRV
8.19
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 69 vs 8, Morning Dew is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 41 vs 8, Excalibur Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 8, Concord Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
Cloud White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 8), opening up a space where Incense Stick encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 8 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 76 vs 8, Marilyn's Dress is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 25 vs 8, Aegean Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
Blue Lace reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 8), opening up a space where Incense Stick encloses it.
Providence Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 31 vs 8, Van Courtland Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (14 vs 8) makes Nocturnal Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Blue Spruce reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lighter Colors
A 4-point LRV gap (12 vs 8) makes Desert Shadows the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Incense Stick reads slightly lighter (LRV 8 vs 5), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 3-point LRV gap (8 vs 5) makes Incense Stick the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Balancing brown and violet tones, this smoky hue is both grounded and luxurious.