Benjamin Moore After Midnight CSP-630

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What are Benjamin Moore After Midnight undertones?
Is After Midnight CSP-630 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on After Midnight
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of After Midnight CSP-630
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	After Midnight CSP-630
Code:	CSP-630
Name:	After Midnight
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore After Midnight?

Benjamin Moore After Midnight CSP-630 is a deep charcoal gray with a clear cool blue cast that keeps it from reading flat or black. Its low-value, muted appearance gives walls a grounded, enveloping look, especially in studies, dining rooms, and bedrooms with ample natural light. In brighter daylight, the blue-gray undertone becomes more noticeable; under warm evening lamps, it can settle into a near-black charcoal. Use it on cabinetry, interior doors, or a fireplace surround when you want contrast without the sharpness of pure black. Crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, aged brass, and soft gray-beige textiles provide effective counterpoints.

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What are Benjamin Moore After Midnight undertones?

After Midnight is a deep, very muted near-black navy. The HEX sample has a subtle blue bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear blue. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.

HEX value:

#33383E

RGB code:

51, 56, 62

Is Benjamin Moore After Midnight cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 213°, this black leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

CSP-630 After Midnight HSL code: 213, 10%, 22%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

How light temperature affects After Midnight

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

Afternoon

Sunset

In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlight	Visible temp.	Hue	Duration
North	Cool	Bluish	All day
East	Warm	Yellow	Before noon
West	Warm	Orange-red	After noon
South	Warm	Orange-yellow	All day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this black shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore After Midnight:

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.

Lighter shades

CSP-630
After Midnight

Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color After Midnight with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 33, such as Benjamin Moore Night Shade and Woodcliff Lake.

CSP-630
After Midnight

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LRV of After Midnight

After Midnight has an LRV of 6.01% and refers to Dark colors which means that this color almost does not reflect light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).

Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 6.01%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft² living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.

Color codes

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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#33383E
RGB Decimal	51, 56, 62
RGB Percent	20.00%, 21.96%, 24.31%
HSV	Hue: 213° Saturation: 17.74% Value: 24.31%
HSL	hsl(213, 10, 22)
CMYK	Cyan: 17.74 Magenta: 9.68 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 75.69
YIQ	Y: 55.189 I: -4.908 Q: 0.81
XYZ	X: 3.649 Y: 3.88 Z: 5.113
CIE Lab	L:23.27 a:-0.6 b:-4.447
CIE Luv	L:23.27 u:-2.648 v:-4.82
Decimal	3356734
Hunter Lab	19.697, -1.406, -1.601