Urban Sophisticate
Benjamin Moore Urban Sophisticate (CSP-160) 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. Treat the digital swatch as an opening note, then watch a physical sample from morning light through evening lamps.
Hex
#BCB5A1LRV
45.87
Coordinating Colors
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 46), opening up a space where Urban Sophisticate encloses it.
Urban Sophisticate reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 16), opening up a space where Fascinator Rose encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 46, Plaster of Paris is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 46 vs 33, Urban Sophisticate is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 48 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 46 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
Urban Sophisticate reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 24), opening up a space where Bachelor Blue encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (46 vs 34) makes Urban Sophisticate the marginally brighter of the two.
Urban Sophisticate reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 46 vs 14, Urban Sophisticate is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 46 vs 12, Urban Sophisticate is decisively the brighter choice.
Urban Sophisticate reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 8), opening up a space where Hale Navy encloses it.
Urban Sophisticate reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 22), opening up a space where Luxe encloses it.
Lighter Colors
A 5-point LRV gap (50 vs 46) makes Shale the marginally brighter of the two.
A 11-point LRV gap (56 vs 46) makes London Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 46, Rodeo is decisively the brighter choice.
Picket Fence reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 46), opening up a space where Urban Sophisticate encloses it.
Bruton White reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 46), opening up a space where Urban Sophisticate encloses it.
Darker Colors
Urban Sophisticate reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Urban Sophisticate reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 30), opening up a space where At Home with Nature encloses it.
Urban Sophisticate reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Urban Sophisticate reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 29), opening up a space where Palace Tan encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (46 vs 35) makes Urban Sophisticate the marginally brighter of the two.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Tailored and no-nonsense, a gray-green hue that can walk the talk.