Benjamin Moore Ashland Slate 1608
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- Benjamin Moore Ashland Slate for bathroom (3 photos)
- Benjamin Moore 1608 on kitchen cabinets (3 photos)
- Ashland Slate for exterior (4 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Ashland Slate reviews (3 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Ashland Slate undertones?
- Is Ashland Slate 1608 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Ashland Slate
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Ashland Slate 1608
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Ashland Slate 1608 |
| Code: | 1608 |
| Name: | Ashland Slate |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Ashland Slate?
Benjamin Moore Ashland Slate 1608 is a muted medium-dark gray with a noticeable cool, blue-leaning cast. Its low saturation keeps the color grounded and understated rather than sharply blue, giving walls a quiet slate-like appearance. In bright daylight, the gray reads cleaner and slightly cooler; under warm lamps, it can look deeper and more neutral. Ashland Slate is well suited to studies, bedrooms, dining rooms, or exterior trim where a darker wall color is wanted without going near black. Pair it with soft white trim, pale oak, charcoal accents, and brushed nickel or aged brass for contrast.
Benjamin Moore 1608 for bathroom (3 photos)
Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully cool dark grey real bathrooms.
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Benjamin Moore 1608 on kitchen cabinets (3 photos)
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating cool grey hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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Ashland Slate for exterior (4 photos)
Looking for a fresh new look for your house exterior or starting from skretch? We’ve collected pictures of real-life homes that have been painted with this cool grey hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.
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Benjamin Moore Ashland Slate reviews (3 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this grey that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.
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What are Benjamin Moore Ashland Slate undertones?
Ashland Slate is a midtone, near-neutral charcoal gray. Its chroma is so low that assigning a specific hue-based undertone would be misleading. Because it is close to neutral, nearby surfaces and the color of the light can noticeably change how warm or cool it appears.
HEX value:
RGB code:
105, 109, 114
Is Benjamin Moore Ashland Slate 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.
1608 Ashland Slate HSL code: 213, 4%, 43%
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 Ashland Slate
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
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:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Ashland Slate:
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
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Ashland Slate
Darker shades
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 Ashland Slate with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 33, such as Benjamin Moore Night Shade and Woodcliff Lake.
LRV of Ashland Slate
Ashland Slate has an LRV of 16.12% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little light. Why LRV is important?
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 16.12%, 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
We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #696D72 |
| RGB Decimal | 105, 109, 114 |
| RGB Percent | 41.18%, 42.75%, 44.71% |
| HSV | Hue: 213° Saturation: 7.89% Value: 44.71% |
| HSL | hsl(213, 4, 43) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 7.89 Magenta: 4.39 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 55.29 |
| YIQ | Y: 108.374 I: -3.99 Q: 0.71 |
| XYZ | X: 14.331 Y: 15.155 Z: 18.085 |
| CIE Lab | L:45.846 a:-0.457 b:-3.308 |
| CIE Luv | L:45.846 u:-2.459 v:-4.412 |
| Decimal | 6909298 |
| Hunter Lab | 38.93, -2.418, -0.293 |
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