Benjamin Moore Flint AF-560

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Flint for bedroom (2 photos)
Flint for living room (3 photos)
Benjamin Moore Flint for bathroom (2 photos)
Benjamin Moore AF-560 on kitchen cabinets (3 photos)
Flint for exterior (1 photo)
Benjamin Moore Flint reviews (6 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Flint undertones?
Is Flint AF-560 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Flint
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Flint AF-560
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Flint AF-560
Code:	AF-560
Name:	Flint
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Flint?

Benjamin Moore Flint AF-560 is a deep, muted blue-gray with a quiet charcoal cast. Its slight coolness is most noticeable in daylight, where the blue-green edge can read more clearly, while warmer lamps soften it toward a balanced dark gray. This shade has enough depth for a dramatic study, dining room, or exterior trim without appearing black. Use it on cabinetry or an accent wall with warm white paint, pale oak, aged brass, and natural linen to keep the overall scheme grounded. Flint also pairs well with softened stone tones and clean off-whites that give its restrained color variation room to show.

Flint for bedroom (2 photos)

We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing grey 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 Flint Bedroom Accent Wall

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Flint for living room (3 photos)

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

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Benjamin Moore Flint Living Room Fireplace

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Benjamin Moore AF-560 for bathroom (2 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 AF-560 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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Flint for exterior

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 Flint reviews (6 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 Flint undertones?

Flint AF-560 reads as a deep, low-saturation charcoal gray with a near-neutral overall character. In the supplied digital sample, its color direction is subtle and leans slightly teal, but the bias is too weak to support a firm undertone label. Benjamin Moore describes Flint as a “cool charcoal,” which fits its visibly gray main family and restrained blue-green cast rather than making it a distinctly colored gray. Warm artificial light may soften its cool appearance, while cool daylight can make its charcoal and slight teal direction more noticeable.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#565C5E

RGB code:

86, 92, 94

Is Benjamin Moore Flint cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 195°, this black leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

AF-560 Flint HSL code: 195, 4%, 35%

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 Flint

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 Flint:

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

AF-560
Flint

Darker shades

AF-560
Flint

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 Flint with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 15, such as Benjamin Moore Quietly Violet and Desert Shadows.

AF-560
Flint

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LRV of Flint

Flint has an LRV of 11.96% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little 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 11.96%, 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	#565C5E
RGB Decimal	86, 92, 94
RGB Percent	33.73%, 36.08%, 36.86%
HSV	Hue: 195° Saturation: 8.51% Value: 36.86%
HSL	hsl(195, 4, 35)
CMYK	Cyan: 8.51 Magenta: 2.13 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 63.14
YIQ	Y: 90.434 I: -4.218 Q: -0.647
XYZ	X: 9.685 Y: 10.441 Z: 12.092
CIE Lab	L:38.622 a:-1.905 b:-1.957
CIE Luv	L:38.622 u:-3.316 v:-2.242
Decimal	5659742
Hunter Lab	32.312, -3.046, 0.431