Benjamin Moore Bone Black CW-715

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What are Benjamin Moore Bone Black undertones?
Is Bone Black CW-715 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Bone Black
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Bone Black CW-715
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Bone Black CW-715
Code:	CW-715
Name:	Bone Black
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Bone Black?

Benjamin Moore Bone Black CW-715 is a light, muted gray-beige with a subtle yellow-olive cast visible in its #B9B8AE value. It reads as a softly weathered neutral rather than a true black, with low saturation that keeps the color quiet on broad walls. In daylight, Bone Black can appear like a pale warm gray; under warmer lamps, its beige and faint khaki notes may come forward. Use it in living rooms, bedrooms, or hallways with natural oak, aged brass, linen upholstery, and creamy off-whites. For contrast, pair this shade with charcoal, deep brown, or blackened metal accents.

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What are Benjamin Moore Bone Black undertones?

Bone Black is a mid-light, very muted straw beige. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.

HEX value:

#B9B8AE

RGB code:

185, 184, 174

Is Benjamin Moore Bone Black cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 55°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

CW-715 Bone Black HSL code: 55, 7%, 70%

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 Bone Black

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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Bone Black:

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

CW-715
Bone Black

Darker shades

CW-715
Bone Black

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 Bone Black with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 235, such as Benjamin Moore Approaching Storm and Luxe.

CW-715
Bone Black

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LRV of Bone Black

Bone Black has an LRV of 47.47% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half of the incident 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 47.47%, 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	#B9B8AE
RGB Decimal	185, 184, 174
RGB Percent	72.55%, 72.16%, 68.24%
HSV	Hue: 55° Saturation: 5.95% Value: 72.55%
HSL	hsl(55, 7, 70)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 0.54 Yellow: 5.95 Key: 27.45
YIQ	Y: 183.159 I: 3.809 Q: -2.9
XYZ	X: 44.786 Y: 47.651 Z: 46.871
CIE Lab	L:74.605 a:-1.457 b:5.203
CIE Luv	L:74.605 u:1.137 v:7.844
Decimal	12171438
Hunter Lab	69.03, -4.993, 8.063