Benjamin Moore  Color Stories® Collection  Neutrals

Plaster of Paris®

A warm off-white. Tinted at the counter in the Benjamin Moore lines below, while you wait.

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CSP-185LRV 73Interior only

On the wall at Raintree: Color Stories, top row, second panel from the left

Reading

LRV is how much light a color reflects, from 0 for black to 100 for pure white.

At LRV 73 it returns most of the light that falls on it, so the light in the room changes how it looks. It reads cooler by a north window, warmer in afternoon west sun, and different again under a lamp at night.

Aura Interior and Regal Select Interior handle the interior side. This is an interior-only color.

Across a whole wall it reads as a warm near-white; on trim or a small patch it looks close to plain white. It suits ceilings, whole rooms and interior trim.

Matte or eggshell on walls; satin on trim, semi-gloss on doors. Higher sheens on walls amplify stucco texture and roller marks.

Master Color Index

Code
CSP-185
Collection
Color Stories® Collection
Family
Neutrals
LRV (official)
73
Exterior
Interior only
Tints in
Every Benjamin Moore interior line we carry

Also known as

Same paint, published under one more code in other Benjamin Moore collections.

Works on

  • — Ceilings
  • — Interior walls
  • — Cabinet bodies and interior trim

On the wall

A living room, steel windows to the desert, shown in Plaster of Paris®
A living room, steel windows to the desert
A living room under a vaulted ceiling, shown in Plaster of Paris®
A living room under a vaulted ceiling
A great room with a stone fireplace, shown in Plaster of Paris®
A great room with a stone fireplace

Get it mixed

Every line below tints to CSP-185. Pick the one that matches the surface.

Tap a line for a quote in Plaster of Paris®.

Benjamin Moore lists CSP-185 as an interior color, so only the interior lines are listed. Tinted while you wait at the counter. Ask for a quote and we’ll call back with the price and have it mixed for pickup; sample pints are mixed the same way.

Neighbors

Two steps lighter, two steps darker, and the color most often mistaken for it. Ranked by measured color distance.

  • White Down970LRV 77Four points lighter at about the same warmth. Also in Neutrals.
  • Navajo WhiteOC-95LRV 78Five points lighter at about the same warmth. Also in Neutrals.
  • SonnetAF-55LRV 70Three points darker at about the same warmth. Also in Neutrals.
  • Ionic Column1016LRV 70Three points darker at about the same warmth. Also in Neutrals.
  • Ballet WhiteOC-9LRV 72The closest color in the catalog by measured distance. One point darker at about the same warmth.

More near Plaster of Paris®

Questions

  • Will it look like this on my wall?

    Not exactly. Screens vary, and paint shifts with the light in the room. Before you commit, put a sample on the wall for a full day. See it in morning light, afternoon light and lamplight before the gallons are tinted.

  • Is it approved for my HOA?

    It depends on your community. Search your HOA to see its approved palette, then bring the scheme in and we will tell you how Plaster of Paris® compares. Committees approve the color. The brand on the can is not part of the approval, so Benjamin Moore is fine as long as the color matches the approved sheet.

  • Which line for a west-facing exterior?

    CSP-185 is an interior-only color, so we would not put it on a west wall in any line. Bring a photo of the wall to the counter and we will find the closest color that is rated for exterior use.

  • Can you match it in another brand?

    We tint Benjamin Moore. CSP-185 is a Benjamin Moore formula, so nothing is approximated; it is mixed exactly as published. If you have a Dunn‑Edwards code, Benjamin Moore already has that formula too. For a chip or a lid with no code, bring it in. We will read it and tell you how close we can get.