Turkish Bay Leaf
There is more to Benjamin Moore Turkish Bay Leaf (CSP-885) 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. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
#C9BF80LRV
49.41
Turkish Bay Leaf in Rooms
Follow Turkish Bay Leaf from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 1 sourced room photo offers a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
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In an assortment of spaces that reveals the color outside a single design formula, the most interesting quality of Turkish Bay Leaf (CSP-885) may be the way it responds to a changing mix of architectural details and personal finishes. Its yellow undertone may become clearest at the boundary between paint and a contrasting finish.
Painted furniture in Turkish Bay Leaf adds depth and richness.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 80 vs 49, Ylang Ylang is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 89 vs 49, Mascarpone is decisively the brighter choice.
Ice Milk reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 49), opening up a space where Turkish Bay Leaf encloses it.
Turkish Bay Leaf reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 19), opening up a space where Rooftop Garden encloses it.
Similar Colors
Pale Avocado reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 50 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (49 vs 44) makes Turkish Bay Leaf the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 50 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Turkish Bay Leaf reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 9), opening up a space where Approaching Storm encloses it.
Turkish Bay Leaf reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 12), opening up a space where Evening Dove encloses it.
At LRV 49 vs 8, Turkish Bay Leaf is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 22, Turkish Bay Leaf is decisively the brighter choice.
Turkish Bay Leaf reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 14), opening up a space where Blue Gaspe encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 49, Violet Sparkle is decisively the brighter choice.
Turkish Bay Leaf reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 18), opening up a space where French Violet encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 49 vs 47), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 49 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 6-point LRV gap (56 vs 49) makes Green Hydrangea the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 49, Mellowed Ivory is decisively the brighter choice.
Sesame reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 49), opening up a space where Turkish Bay Leaf encloses it.
Darker Colors
Turkish Bay Leaf reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 35), opening up a space where Olive Tree encloses it.
At LRV 49 vs 32, Turkish Bay Leaf is decisively the brighter choice.
Turkish Bay Leaf reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 37), opening up a space where Wasabi encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (49 vs 44) makes Turkish Bay Leaf the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 49 vs 35, Turkish Bay Leaf is decisively the brighter choice.
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Manufacturer description
The wonderfully full-flavored bay green lends spice and warmth to everything it infuses.