Benjamin Moore Color Stories® Collection Blacks
Espresso Bean
A warm near-black. Tinted at the counter in the Benjamin Moore lines below, while you wait.
On the wall at Raintree: Color Stories, top row, first panel from the left
Reading
LRV is how much light a color reflects, from 0 for black to 100 for pure white.
At LRV 6 it absorbs most of the light that falls on it. It runs hot on any wall that takes afternoon sun.
Aura Interior and Regal Select Interior are the lines we would use indoors. This is an interior-only color.
Indoors it works on an accent wall, cabinets or interior doors.
Matte or eggshell on walls. Soft gloss or semi-gloss on doors and trim.
Master Color Index
- Code
- CSP-30
- Collection
- Color Stories® Collection
- Family
- Blacks
- LRV (official)
- 6
- Exterior
- Interior only
- Tints in
- Every Benjamin Moore interior line we carry
Also known as
No alias codes. CSP-30 publishes in the Color Stories® Collection only.
Works on
- — Interior doors
- — Accent walls in well-lit interior rooms
- — Cabinet contrast
On the wall
Get it mixed
Every line below tints to CSP-30. Pick the one that matches the surface.
Tap a line for a quote in Espresso Bean.
- Aura InteriorInterior wallsMatteChoose
- Regal Select InteriorWallsMatte or eggshellChoose
- AdvanceCabinets, doors, trimSatin or semi-glossChoose
- Ultra Spec 500New construction and commercial workMatte or eggshellChoose
Benjamin Moore lists CSP-30 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.
- Bucktrout BrownCW-180LRV 5The closest color in the catalog by measured distance. One point darker at about the same warmth.
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 Espresso Bean 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-30 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-30 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.