Cinnamon Slate and Velvet Plum: the documented difference
Cinnamon Slate has an LRV of 19.71; Benjamin Moore Velvet Plum CSP-420 is 12.45. The difference is 7.26 points, with Cinnamon Slate returning more light under the reference measurement. Choose by the material relationship as well as the number. Cinnamon Slate's plum-brown mixture makes it a color choice with depth, rather than a generic neutral taupe. Velvet Plum is a deep smoky purple.
| Color | Brand / code | LRV |
|---|---|---|
| Cinnamon Slate | Benjamin Moore 2113-40 | 19.71 |
| Velvet Plum | Benjamin Moore CSP-420 | 12.45 |
The choice beside walnut furniture and neutral wool
Walnut can repeat the brown side while neutral wool leaves space for plum, avoiding a scheme in which every material adds mauve.
Set up both candidates with walnut furniture and neutral wool. Use equal-sized boards with the intended finishes and place them in the same orientation. Do not put one directly beside a window and leave the other in shadow. A difference that follows the position rather than the board is a lighting observation, not evidence that the formula changed.
What the comparison can—and cannot—settle
For a second point of reference, Dusty Mauve is recorded at LRV 35.07. The undertones and neighboring colors covers that related choice.
Keep one large fabric deliberately neutral; let the plum-brown be the color statement. Assess Cinnamon Slate and Velvet Plum alone as well as side by side. The unchosen board will not remain in the finished room, and a preference created only by that neighbor may not survive its removal. Before ordering samples, compare room-planning features in the paint color visualizer roundup.
Sources & notes
Color specifications: Benjamin Moore Cinnamon Slate 2113-40. The recorded LRV is 19.71. Named comparison values come from the respective manufacturers; material schemes are editorial suggestions.
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