Benjamin Moore Mink 2112-10
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- Mink for living room (3 photos)
- Benjamin Moore 2112-10 on kitchen cabinets (1 photo)
- What are Benjamin Moore Mink undertones?
- Is Mink 2112-10 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Mink
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Mink 2112-10
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Mink 2112-10 |
| Code: | 2112-10 |
| Name: | Mink |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Mink?
Benjamin Moore Mink 2112-10 is a deep, muted brown with a noticeable charcoal-gray cast, giving it a grounded, low-saturation appearance. Its restrained warmth keeps it from reading as a flat black or cool gray, especially in rooms with warm bulbs or afternoon light. In dimmer spaces, Mink can look almost black-brown, while brighter light reveals its earthy brown base. Use it on cabinetry, interior doors, a library wall, or a dining room accent where its depth can be balanced with pale plaster tones, warm white trim, oak, walnut, aged brass, and matte black details.
Mink for living room (3 photos)
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Benjamin Moore 2112-10 on kitchen cabinets
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm beige hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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What are Benjamin Moore Mink undertones?
Mink reads as a very deep, muted brown-black with low saturation and a subtle warm, orange-leaning bias in the supplied digital sample. Benjamin Moore describes it as a dark hue created by deep black and brown tones, which matches its visible brown-based character while explaining why it can read nearly black in lower light. The warm bias is slight rather than strongly red or golden, so its appearance can shift with surrounding light and finishes. Warm artificial light may bring out more of its brown warmth, while cool daylight can make its blackened, muted side more noticeable.
Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.
HEX value:
RGB code:
82, 68, 60
Is Benjamin Moore Mink cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 22°, this brown reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
2112-10 Mink HSL code: 22, 15%, 28%
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 Mink
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 brown shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Mink:
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
2112-10
Mink
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 Mink with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 202, such as Benjamin Moore Aegean Teal and Blue Lace.
LRV of Mink
Mink has an LRV of 7.33% and refers to Dark colors which means that this color almost does not reflect 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 7.33%, 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 | #52443C |
| RGB Decimal | 82, 68, 60 |
| RGB Percent | 32.16%, 26.67%, 23.53% |
| HSV | Hue: 22° Saturation: 26.83% Value: 32.16% |
| HSL | hsl(22, 15, 28) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 17.07 Yellow: 26.83 Key: 67.84 |
| YIQ | Y: 71.274 I: 10.913 Q: 0.472 |
| XYZ | X: 6.362 Y: 6.255 Z: 5.146 |
| CIE Lab | L:30.046 a:4.543 b:7.08 |
| CIE Luv | L:30.046 u:8.701 v:7.239 |
| Decimal | 5391420 |
| Hunter Lab | 25.009, 1.645, 5.307 |
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