Perfectly Pesto
Benjamin Moore Perfectly Pesto (CSP-895) 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
#857D43LRV
20.52
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 84 vs 21, Steam is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 21, Ice Milk is decisively the brighter choice.
Make Believe reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 21), opening up a space where Perfectly Pesto encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 21, Foggy Morning is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
A 5-point LRV gap (26 vs 21) makes Winding Vines the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 23 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 21), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (25 vs 21) makes Terrapin Green the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
A 12-point LRV gap (21 vs 9) makes Perfectly Pesto the marginally brighter of the two.
A 9-point LRV gap (21 vs 12) makes Perfectly Pesto the marginally brighter of the two.
Perfectly Pesto reflects far more light (LRV 21 vs 8), opening up a space where Hale Navy encloses it.
With LRVs of 22 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 7-point LRV gap (21 vs 14) makes Perfectly Pesto the marginally brighter of the two.
Violet Sparkle reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 21), opening up a space where Perfectly Pesto encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Lighter Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Olive Moss reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Turning Leaf reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 21), opening up a space where Perfectly Pesto encloses it.
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Manufacturer description
A culinary blend of deep greens and bright herbals, this shade will spice up your color scheme with natural flavor.