Benjamin Moore Midnight 2131-20

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What are Benjamin Moore Midnight undertones?
Is Midnight 2131-20 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Midnight
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Midnight 2131-20
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Midnight 2131-20
Code:	2131-20
Name:	Midnight
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Midnight?

Benjamin Moore Midnight 2131-20 is a deep, muted blue-gray with a noticeably cool cast and a charcoal-like depth. Its low saturation keeps it from reading overly blue, so it can appear nearly black in dim rooms while showing more slate-blue character in clear daylight. Use it on a study wall, dining room cabinetry, or an exterior door where a dark finish feels grounded rather than stark. Pale gray, soft white, weathered oak, brushed nickel, and natural linen give this shade room to breathe. In brighter spaces, Midnight benefits from lighter surrounding surfaces that keep its depth visible.

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What are Benjamin Moore Midnight undertones?

Midnight is a deep, near-neutral near-black. Its chroma is so low that assigning a specific hue-based undertone would be misleading. Because it is close to neutral, nearby surfaces and the color of the light can noticeably change how warm or cool it appears.

HEX value:

#373D3F

RGB code:

55, 61, 63

Is Benjamin Moore Midnight 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.

2131-20 Midnight HSL code: 195, 7%, 23%

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 Midnight

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 Midnight:

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

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LRV of Midnight

Midnight has an LRV of 6.2% 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 6.2%, 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	#373D3F
RGB Decimal	55, 61, 63
RGB Percent	21.57%, 23.92%, 24.71%
HSV	Hue: 195° Saturation: 12.7% Value: 24.71%
HSL	hsl(195, 7, 23)
CMYK	Cyan: 12.7 Magenta: 3.17 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 75.29
YIQ	Y: 59.434 I: -4.218 Q: -0.647
XYZ	X: 4.141 Y: 4.509 Z: 5.353
CIE Lab	L:25.286 a:-2.016 b:-2.086
CIE Luv	L:25.286 u:-3.036 v:-2.084
Decimal	3620159
Hunter Lab	21.233, -2.345, -0.085