Will it look like this on my wall?

Not exactly. Screens vary and paint shifts with the light in the room. Pick up a sample before you commit to a wall — put it up for a full day so you see it in morning light, afternoon light and lamplight before the gallons get tinted.

Is it approved for my HOA?

That depends on your community, not on the color alone. Search your HOA to see its approved palette, then bring the scheme in and we will tell you how Rainstorm compares. Committees approve colors, not brands, so a Benjamin Moore can is fine as long as the color matches the approved sheet.

Which line for a west-facing exterior?

CSP-50 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-50 is a native Benjamin Moore formula, so there is nothing to approximate here — it comes out of the machine 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 and we will read it and tell you how close we can get.

Benjamin Moore Color Stories® Collection Grays

Rainstorm

Name: Benjamin Moore Rainstorm (CSP-50)
Brand: Benjamin Moore

A mid-tone gray. Tinted at the counter in the Benjamin Moore lines below, while you wait.

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CSP-50LRV 30Interior only

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 30 it absorbs roughly two-thirds of the light that falls on it.

Aura Interior and Regal Select Interior are the lines we would use indoors. This is an interior-only color.

It works across a whole room with good south-facing windows, and as a single wall, a cabinet body or an accent anywhere else.

Matte or eggshell on walls; satin holds up better on doors and high-touch trim.

Master Color Index

Code: CSP-50
Collection: Color Stories® Collection
Family: Grays
LRV (official): 30
Exterior: Interior only
Tints in: Every Benjamin Moore interior line we carry

Also known as

No alias codes. CSP-50 publishes in the Color Stories® Collection only.

Works on

— Feature and accent walls
— Cabinet bodies

On the wall

A living room, steel windows to the desert, shown in Rainstorm — A living room, steel windows to the desert

A living room under a vaulted ceiling, shown in Rainstorm — A living room under a vaulted ceiling

A great room with a stone fireplace, shown in Rainstorm — A great room with a stone fireplace

Get it mixed

Every line below tints to CSP-50. Pick the one that matches the surface.

LineUseSheenQuote

Tap a line for a quote in Rainstorm.

Benjamin Moore lists CSP-50 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 one it gets confused with. Ranked by measured color distance.

Puritan GrayHC-164LRV 34Four points lighter at about the same warmth. Also in Grays.
Gray Cardigan1600LRV 35Five points lighter at about the same warmth. Also in Grays.
Cos Cob Stonewall1483LRV 26Four points darker at about the same warmth. Also in Grays.
Hearthstone1601LRV 27Three points darker at about the same warmth. Also in Grays.
Wall StreetCSP-20LRV 30The closest color in the catalog by measured distance. Same reflectance at about the same warmth.

More near Rainstorm

Questions

Will it look like this on my wall?
Not exactly. Screens vary and paint shifts with the light in the room. Pick up a sample before you commit to a wall — put it up for a full day so you see it in morning light, afternoon light and lamplight before the gallons get tinted.
Is it approved for my HOA?
That depends on your community, not on the color alone. Search your HOA to see its approved palette, then bring the scheme in and we will tell you how Rainstorm compares. Committees approve colors, not brands, so a Benjamin Moore can is fine as long as the color matches the approved sheet.
Which line for a west-facing exterior?
CSP-50 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-50 is a native Benjamin Moore formula, so there is nothing to approximate here — it comes out of the machine 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 and we will read it and tell you how close we can get.