Benjamin Moore Polished Slate 713

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Polished Slate for bedroom (1 photo)
Polished Slate for living room (7 photos)
Benjamin Moore Polished Slate for bathroom (2 photos)
Benjamin Moore 713 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
Benjamin Moore Polished Slate reviews (9 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Polished Slate undertones?
Is Polished Slate 713 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Polished Slate
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Polished Slate 713
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Polished Slate 713
Code:	713
Name:	Polished Slate
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Polished Slate?

Benjamin Moore Polished Slate 713 is a muted blue-green with a dusky, medium-dark presence. Its nearly even blue and green cast gives it a cool slate character, while the softened saturation keeps it from reading overly nautical or bright. In daylight, this shade can show its blue-green balance clearly; lower light may make it appear deeper and more charcoal-leaning. Use Polished Slate on a study, powder room, built-in cabinetry, or an exterior door when the goal is a grounded color with noticeable depth. Pair it with soft off-whites, pale gray stone, natural oak, brushed nickel, or black metal for a clean, restrained contrast.

Polished Slate for bedroom

We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing green 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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Polished Slate for living room (7 photos)

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

Benjamin Moore Polished Slate living room interior

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Benjamin Moore Polished Slate victorian house interior

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Benjamin Moore Polished Slate cozy living room

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Benjamin Moore Polished Slate living room walls

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Benjamin Moore Polished Slate living room

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Benjamin Moore Polished Slate japandi interior

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Benjamin Moore 713 for bathroom (2 photos)

Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully cool dark green real bathrooms.

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Benjamin Moore Polished Slate minimalist bathroom

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Benjamin Moore 713 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)

Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating cool green hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.

Benjamin Moore Polished Slate kitchen cabinets

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Benjamin Moore Polished Slate small kitchen cabinets

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Benjamin Moore Polished Slate reviews (9 photos)

View the photos of real spaces painted with this green that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.

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Benjamin Moore Polished Slate kitchen painted backsplash

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Benjamin Moore Polished Slate kitchen backsplash

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Benjamin Moore Polished Slate modern interior

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What are Benjamin Moore Polished Slate undertones?

Polished Slate is a midtone, muted deep teal-gray. The HEX sample leans teal; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.

HEX value:

#4E6C6B

RGB code:

78, 108, 107

Is Benjamin Moore Polished Slate cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 178°, this dark green reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

713 Polished Slate HSL code: 178, 16%, 36%

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 Polished Slate

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 dark green shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Polished Slate:

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

713
Polished Slate

Darker shades

713
Polished Slate

2050-10
Salamander

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 Polished Slate with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 358, such as Benjamin Moore Raindrops on Roses and Dark Walnut.

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Polished Slate

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LRV of Polished Slate

Polished Slate has an LRV of 14.91% 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 14.91%, 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	#4E6C6B
RGB Decimal	78, 108, 107
RGB Percent	30.59%, 42.35%, 41.96%
HSV	Hue: 178° Saturation: 27.78% Value: 42.35%
HSL	hsl(178, 16, 36)
CMYK	Cyan: 27.78 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 0.93 Key: 57.65
YIQ	Y: 98.916 I: -17.556 Q: -6.657
XYZ	X: 11.157 Y: 13.406 Z: 15.906
CIE Lab	L:43.369 a:-11.081 b:-2.973
CIE Luv	L:43.369 u:-14.751 v:-2.379
Decimal	5139563
Hunter Lab	36.614, -9.681, -0.127