Topsoil
Benjamin Moore's Topsoil is a gray shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. Its neutral temperature leaves room for surrounding materials and light to pull the color warmer or cooler. Because screens flatten both light and texture, sample the paint beside the finishes that will ultimately surround it.
Hex
#42483ELRV
7.56
Coordinating Colors
Swiss Coffee reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 8), opening up a space where Topsoil encloses it.
Blue Grass reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 8), opening up a space where Topsoil encloses it.
Simply White reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 8), opening up a space where Topsoil encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 8 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Iris Bliss reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 8), opening up a space where Topsoil encloses it.
Wild Orchid reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 8), opening up a space where Topsoil encloses it.
Carolina Plum reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 8), opening up a space where Topsoil encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Easter Ribbon reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 8), opening up a space where Topsoil encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Rainy Afternoon reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (12 vs 8) makes Vintage Vogue the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (12 vs 8) makes Boreal Forest the marginally brighter of the two.
Darker Colors
With LRVs of 8 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
A rich, elegant shade that verges on forest green.