Benjamin Moore French Beret 1610

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French Beret for living room (1 photo)
Benjamin Moore 1610 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
French Beret for exterior (1 photo)
Benjamin Moore French Beret reviews (8 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore French Beret undertones?
Is French Beret 1610 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on French Beret
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of French Beret 1610
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	French Beret 1610
Code:	1610
Name:	French Beret
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore French Beret?

Benjamin Moore French Beret 1610 is a deep charcoal gray with a subtle blue-gray cast visible in its #4C4F52 color value. Its low saturation keeps the shade grounded and neutral rather than stark, giving walls a measured, architectural presence. In bright daylight, French Beret can read as a softened slate gray, while lower or warmer lighting may make it appear closer to near-black charcoal. It suits studies, dining rooms, and bedrooms where darker walls can define the space, and it also has enough depth for cabinetry or a front door. Pair it with pale grays, off-white trim, black metal, natural oak, or warm brass for contrast.

French Beret for living room

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 1610 on kitchen cabinets (4 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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French Beret 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 French Beret reviews (8 photos)

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What are Benjamin Moore French Beret undertones?

French Beret is a very deep, low-saturation gray that reads close to black, with a faint blue direction in the supplied digital sample rather than a clearly defined undertone. Its overall character is neutral and charcoal-like, so the blue cast is subtle and may not be consistently visible in every setting. Benjamin Moore describes it as “a fashionable deep gray that verges on black,” which aligns with its dominant dark gray appearance. Warm artificial light may soften its cool-leaning cast slightly, while cool daylight can make its subtle blue-gray direction easier to notice.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#4C4F52

RGB code:

76, 79, 82

Is Benjamin Moore French Beret cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 210°, this black leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

1610 French Beret HSL code: 210, 4%, 31%

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 French Beret

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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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 French Beret:

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

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Darker shades

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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 French Beret with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 30, such as Benjamin Moore Night Shade and Woodcliff Lake.

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LRV of French Beret

French Beret has an LRV of 9.06% 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 9.06%, 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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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#4C4F52
RGB Decimal	76, 79, 82
RGB Percent	29.80%, 30.98%, 32.16%
HSV	Hue: 210° Saturation: 7.32% Value: 32.16%
HSL	hsl(210, 4, 31)
CMYK	Cyan: 7.32 Magenta: 3.66 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 67.84
YIQ	Y: 78.445 I: -2.752 Q: 0.299
XYZ	X: 7.299 Y: 7.738 Z: 9.089
CIE Lab	L:33.43 a:-0.536 b:-2.184
CIE Luv	L:33.43 u:-1.745 v:-2.618
Decimal	5001042
Hunter Lab	27.817, -1.841, 0.098