Benjamin Moore  Color Stories® Collection  Grays

Evening Skyline

A deep, warm gray. Tinted at the counter in the Benjamin Moore lines below, while you wait.

CSP-505LRV 27Interior only

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

Reading

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

At LRV 27 it absorbs roughly three-quarters 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. At this depth, eggshell takes scuffs and touch-ups better than matte. Soft gloss on doors.

Master Color Index

Code
CSP-505
Collection
Color Stories® Collection
Family
Grays
LRV (official)
27
Exterior
Interior only
Tints in
Every Benjamin Moore interior line we carry

Also known as

No alias codes. CSP-505 publishes in the Color Stories® Collection only.

Works on

  • — Interior doors
  • — Accent walls
  • — Cabinet uppers or lowers

On the wall

A living room, steel windows to the desert, shown in Evening Skyline
A living room, steel windows to the desert
A living room under a vaulted ceiling, shown in Evening Skyline
A living room under a vaulted ceiling
A great room with a stone fireplace, shown in Evening Skyline
A great room with a stone fireplace

Get it mixed

Every line below tints to CSP-505. Pick the one that matches the surface.

Tap a line for a quote in Evening Skyline.

Benjamin Moore lists CSP-505 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.

  • Soho LoftCSP-10LRV 30Three points lighter at about the same warmth. Also in Grays.
  • Wall StreetCSP-20LRV 30Three points lighter at about the same warmth. Also in Grays.
  • CinderAF-705LRV 24Three points darker at about the same warmth. Also in Grays.
  • Wool PeacoatCSP-25LRV 23Four points darker at about the same warmth. Also in Grays.
  • Sleepy Hollow1454LRV 28The closest color in the catalog by measured distance. One point lighter 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 Evening Skyline 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-505 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-505 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.