Benjamin Moore Night Shade 2116-10
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- Benjamin Moore Night Shade reviews (3 photos)
- What are Benjamin Moore Night Shade undertones?
- Is Night Shade 2116-10 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Night Shade
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Night Shade 2116-10
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Night Shade 2116-10 |
| Code: | 2116-10 |
| Name: | Night Shade |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Night Shade?
Benjamin Moore Night Shade 2116-10 is a deep, muted charcoal-brown with a noticeably warm cast. Its low-light depth makes it read almost black in shadowed rooms, while brighter daylight reveals the softened brown and subtle gray character beneath. Use it on a study wall, dining room cabinetry, or an interior door when you want strong contrast without the sharpness of pure black. Night Shade pairs particularly well with creamy off-whites, warm oak, aged brass, and natural linen textures. On a large wall, good lighting is important to keep this shade from feeling overly dark.
Benjamin Moore Night Shade reviews (3 photos)
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What are Benjamin Moore Night Shade undertones?
Night Shade is a deep, very muted dark brown. The HEX sample has a subtle red bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear red. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.
HEX value:
RGB code:
68, 58, 54
Is Benjamin Moore Night Shade cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 17°, this brown reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
2116-10 Night Shade HSL code: 17, 11%, 24%
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 Night Shade
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:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Night Shade:
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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Night Shade
Darker shades
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Night Shade
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 Night Shade with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 197, such as Benjamin Moore Aegean Teal and Blue Lace.
LRV of Night Shade
Night Shade has an LRV of 6.07% 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 6.07%, 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 | #443A36 |
| RGB Decimal | 68, 58, 54 |
| RGB Percent | 26.67%, 22.75%, 21.18% |
| HSV | Hue: 17° Saturation: 20.59% Value: 26.67% |
| HSL | hsl(17, 11, 24) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 14.71 Yellow: 20.59 Key: 73.33 |
| YIQ | Y: 60.534 I: 7.244 Q: 0.871 |
| XYZ | X: 4.563 Y: 4.522 Z: 4.121 |
| CIE Lab | L:25.326 a:3.591 b:4.099 |
| CIE Luv | L:25.326 u:5.765 v:3.894 |
| Decimal | 4471350 |
| Hunter Lab | 21.264, 1.09, 3.393 |
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