Benjamin Moore Black Beauty 2128-10

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What are Benjamin Moore Black Beauty undertones?
Is Black Beauty 2128-10 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Black Beauty
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Black Beauty 2128-10
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Black Beauty 2128-10
Code:	2128-10
Name:	Black Beauty
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Black Beauty?

Benjamin Moore Black Beauty 2128-10 is an almost-black charcoal with a subtly softened, near-neutral cast rather than a stark ink-black appearance. Its deep value gives walls a strong architectural presence, while the slight warmth in the color keeps it from reading icy. In bright natural light, Black Beauty can reveal its charcoal character; in lower light, it settles into a dense, shadowy black. It is especially effective on cabinetry, interior doors, built-ins, and accent walls paired with warm white paint, pale oak, aged brass, or matte black hardware. For an exterior, this shade can give shutters, trim, or a front door a grounded contrast against lighter siding or stone.

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What are Benjamin Moore Black Beauty undertones?

Black Beauty is a deep, near-neutral near-black. 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:

#393736

RGB code:

57, 55, 54

Is Benjamin Moore Black Beauty cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 20°, this black leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

2128-10 Black Beauty HSL code: 20, 3%, 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 Black Beauty

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 Black Beauty:

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

2128-10
Black Beauty

AF-655
Silhouette

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 Black Beauty with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 200, such as Benjamin Moore Aegean Teal and Blue Lace.

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LRV of Black Beauty

Black Beauty has an LRV of 5.32% 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 5.32%, 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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Format	Code
HEX	#393736
RGB Decimal	57, 55, 54
RGB Percent	22.35%, 21.57%, 21.18%
HSV	Hue: 20° Saturation: 5.26% Value: 22.35%
HSL	hsl(20, 3, 22)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 3.51 Yellow: 5.26 Key: 77.65
YIQ	Y: 55.484 I: 1.513 Q: 0.112
XYZ	X: 3.719 Y: 3.869 Z: 4.04
CIE Lab	L:23.232 a:0.645 b:0.936
CIE Luv	L:23.232 u:1.075 v:0.91
Decimal	3749686
Hunter Lab	19.669, -0.667, 1.59