Benjamin Moore Evening Dove 2128-30
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- Evening Dove for bedroom (2 photos)
- Benjamin Moore 2128-30 on kitchen cabinets (5 photos)
- Evening Dove for exterior (3 photos)
- Benjamin Moore Evening Dove reviews (5 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Evening Dove undertones?
- Is Evening Dove 2128-30 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Evening Dove
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Evening Dove 2128-30
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Evening Dove 2128-30 |
| Code: | 2128-30 |
| Name: | Evening Dove |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Evening Dove?
Benjamin Moore Evening Dove 2128-30 is a medium-dark blue-gray with a distinctly cool cast and a muted, slightly smoky finish. Its slate-blue character is most noticeable in daylight, while lower or warmer lighting can draw out its softened gray side. This shade has enough depth to ground a dining room, study, or bedroom wall without reading as black or navy. It also makes a strong choice for cabinetry or a painted accent wall, especially with warm white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, or charcoal details. Pair Evening Dove with creamy whites and light greiges for contrast, or layer it with deeper blue-grays for a more tonal look.
Evening Dove for bedroom (2 photos)
We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing blue shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful cool dark paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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Benjamin Moore 2128-30 on kitchen cabinets (5 photos)
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating cool blue hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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Evening Dove for exterior (3 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 blue hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.
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Benjamin Moore Evening Dove reviews (5 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this blue 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 Evening Dove undertones?
Evening Dove is a deep, very muted blue-gray with low saturation, so it reads closer to charcoal than to a clear navy. The visible color leans blue, with only a subtle, uncertain greenish cast in the supplied digital sample. Benjamin Moore describes it as sitting at the intersection of navy and charcoal, which fits its dark blue main family and softened gray character. Warm artificial light may make its charcoal side feel more noticeable, while cool daylight can help the restrained blue cast show more clearly.
Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.
HEX value:
RGB code:
81, 90, 103
Is Benjamin Moore Evening Dove cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 215°, this dark blue leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.
2128-30 Evening Dove HSL code: 215, 12%, 36%
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 Evening Dove
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 dark blue shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Evening Dove:
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
2128-30
Evening Dove
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 Evening Dove with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 35, such as Benjamin Moore Night Shade and Woodcliff Lake.
LRV of Evening Dove
Evening Dove has an LRV of 12.02% 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 12.02%, 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 | #515A67 |
| RGB Decimal | 81, 90, 103 |
| RGB Percent | 31.76%, 35.29%, 40.39% |
| HSV | Hue: 215° Saturation: 21.36% Value: 40.39% |
| HSL | hsl(215, 12, 36) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 21.36 Magenta: 12.62 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 59.61 |
| YIQ | Y: 88.791 I: -9.541 Q: 2.142 |
| XYZ | X: 9.497 Y: 10.041 Z: 14.266 |
| CIE Lab | L:37.915 a:-0.378 b:-8.623 |
| CIE Luv | L:37.915 u:-5.235 v:-11.324 |
| Decimal | 5331559 |
| Hunter Lab | 31.687, -1.954, -4.512 |
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