Benjamin Moore Deep River 1582

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Deep River for living room (1 photo)
Deep River for exterior (2 photos)
Benjamin Moore Deep River reviews (3 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Deep River undertones?
Is Deep River 1582 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Deep River
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Deep River 1582
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Deep River 1582
Code:	1582
Name:	Deep River
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Deep River?

Benjamin Moore Deep River 1582 is a deep, low-saturation charcoal with a faint green-gray cast. Its near-neutral balance keeps it from reading strongly green, though that subtle earthy note can become more noticeable beside crisp white trim or warm natural wood. In bright daylight, Deep River tends to appear like a softened blackened gray, while lower light brings out its darker, more grounded character. It is well suited to cabinetry, interior doors, library walls, or an exterior accent where a true black might feel too stark. Pair it with creamy off-whites, pale stone, brushed brass, walnut, and warm oak for contrast without losing its muted character.

Deep River for living room

Check out this stunning dark color used in real living rooms. Explore how this grey shade can create a unique space

Benjamin Moore Deep River living room color

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Deep River for exterior (2 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.

Benjamin Moore Deep River house exterior

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Benjamin Moore Deep River exterior color

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Benjamin Moore Deep River 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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Benjamin Moore Deep River painted furniture

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What are Benjamin Moore Deep River undertones?

Deep River is a very deep, low-saturation near-neutral that reads primarily as charcoal gray with a subtle green direction in the supplied digital sample. Because the color is so dark and muted, that green bias is restrained rather than clearly dominant, so it may read more gray or nearly black in some settings. Benjamin Moore describes it as blending green, gray, and black, which fits its visibly dark gray-green character rather than indicating a separate hidden undertone. Warm artificial light may bring out a slightly softer, earthier cast, while cool daylight can make the gray-green quality appear a bit clearer.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#4B4E4A

RGB code:

75, 78, 74

Is Benjamin Moore Deep River cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 105°, this black leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

1582 Deep River HSL code: 105, 3%, 30%

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 Deep River

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

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Morning

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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 Deep River:

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

1582
Deep River

1575
Rainy Afternoon

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 Deep River with a yellow hue, complementary colors are those with a purple hue close to 285, such as Benjamin Moore Iris Bliss and Grappa.

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Deep River

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LRV of Deep River

Deep River has an LRV of 7.82% 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 7.82%, 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	#4B4E4A
RGB Decimal	75, 78, 74
RGB Percent	29.41%, 30.59%, 29.02%
HSV	Hue: 105° Saturation: 5.13% Value: 30.59%
HSL	hsl(105, 3, 30)
CMYK	Cyan: 3.85 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 5.13 Key: 69.41
YIQ	Y: 76.647 I: -0.502 Q: -1.879
XYZ	X: 6.862 Y: 7.439 Z: 7.551
CIE Lab	L:32.786 a:-2.091 b:1.944
CIE Luv	L:32.786 u:-1.414 v:2.624
Decimal	4935242
Hunter Lab	27.275, -2.823, 2.678