# Behr Black Elegance

Source: [https://plan-home.com/color/behr-black-elegance](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-black-elegance)

Behr Black Elegance N570-7 is a deep, softened charcoal with a faint muted violet-gray cast rather than a stark, inky black. Its moderate warmth keeps it from reading cold, especially beside crisp white trim or pale greige walls. In bright daylight, the gray character is more apparent; at night or in low-lit rooms, it settles into a near-black with subtle softness. Use Black Elegance on cabinetry, interior doors, or a dining-room accent wall where its depth can ground lighter furnishings. It pairs particularly well with warm white, weathered oak, brushed brass, and stone finishes with gentle taupe or gray variation.

## Color details
- **Brand or system:** Behr
- **Color name:** Black Elegance
- **Color code:** N570-7
- **HEX:** #524c4f
- **RGB:** 82, 76, 79
- **LRV:** 7.95%
- **Brightness:** Dark
- **Color families:** Purple, Grey
- **Temperature:** warm
- **Undertones:** red

## Color codes
- **HSV:** Hue: 330° Saturation: 7.32% Value: 32.16%
- **HSL:** hsl(330, 4, 31)
- **CMYK:** Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 7.32 Yellow: 3.66 Key: 67.84
- **YIQ:** Y: 78.136 I: 2.611 Q: 2.203
- **XYZ:** X: 7.475 Y: 7.527 Z: 8.454
- **CIE Lab:** L:32.978 a:3.108 b:-0.878
- **CIE Luv:** L:32.978 u:3.135 v:-1.509
- **Decimal:** 5393487
- **Hunter Lab:** 27.436, 0.621, 0.935

## Equivalent and related colors
- [Behr Instant Classic](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-instant-classic)
- [Valspar US Soft Panther](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-soft-panther)
- [Valspar US Bittersweet Molasses](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-bittersweet-molasses)
- [Sherwin Williams Perle Noir](https://plan-home.com/color/perle-noir-sw-9154)
- [Behr Catwalk](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-catwalk)
- [Benjamin Moore Almost Black](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-almost-black-2130-30)
- [Sherwin Williams Metropolis](https://plan-home.com/color/metropolis-sw-9575)
- [Behr Private Black](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-private-black)
- [Behr Extravagance](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-extravagance)
- [Behr Limo-Scene](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-limo-scene)
- [Benjamin Moore Deep Indigo](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-deep-indigo-1442)
- [Benjamin Moore Day's End](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-days-end-2133-30)
- [Behr Virtuoso](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-virtuoso)
- [Behr Aubergine](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-aubergine)
- [Behr Black Garnet](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-black-garnet)
- [Valspar US Veiled Vinyl](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-veiled-vinyl)
- [Benjamin Moore Deep Caviar](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-deep-caviar-2130-20)
- [Valspar US Moon Rock](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-moon-rock)

## Lighter monochromatic colors
- [Behr Echo](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-echo)
- [Behr Classy Plum](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-classy-plum)
- [Behr Virtuoso](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-virtuoso)
- [Behr Sultry Smoke](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-sultry-smoke)
- [Behr Curtain Call](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-curtain-call)

## Complementary colors
- [Behr Mountain Falls](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-mountain-falls)
- [Behr Congo](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-congo)
- [Behr Forest Edge](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-forest-edge)
- [Behr Longmeadow](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-longmeadow)
- [Behr Dusting Powder](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-dusting-powder)
- [Behr Pine Brook](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-pine-brook)
- [Behr Sycamore Grove](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-sycamore-grove)

## Important note

Digital color values and matches are approximate. Screens, lighting, paint finish, surface texture, and application method can change how a color appears. Test a physical paint sample before making a final decision.