Benjamin Moore Salamander 2050-10

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Salamander for bedroom (6 photos)
Salamander for living room (5 photos)
Benjamin Moore Salamander for bathroom (3 photos)
Benjamin Moore 2050-10 on kitchen cabinets (5 photos)
Salamander for exterior (2 photos)
Benjamin Moore Salamander reviews (8 photos)
What are Benjamin Moore Salamander undertones?
Is Salamander 2050-10 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Salamander
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Salamander 2050-10
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Salamander 2050-10
Code:	2050-10
Name:	Salamander
Brand:	Benjamin Moore

What color is Benjamin Moore Salamander?

Benjamin Moore Salamander 2050-10 is a deep, muted blue-green with a charcoal-like weight. Its low-saturation color value keeps it from reading bright or overtly teal, giving walls a quiet, shadowy presence instead. In bright daylight, the cool green-blue cast is more apparent; at night or in low light, it can appear nearly black. Use Salamander on cabinetry, a library, dining room walls, or a front door where a dark finish feels intentional rather than stark. Pair it with warm ivory, pale oak, aged brass, or natural stone to bring out its subtle coolness.

Salamander for bedroom (6 photos)

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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Salamander for living room (5 photos)

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

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@culoramegreen

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@florencepaigedesign

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Benjamin Moore 2050-10 for bathroom (3 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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@maxinesheppard

@culoramegreen

Benjamin Moore 2050-10 on kitchen cabinets (5 photos)

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

@clairelewisdesigns

Benjamin Moore Salamander Kitchen Cabinets

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Salamander for exterior (2 photos)

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 green hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.

@meganfeeley

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Benjamin Moore Salamander reviews (8 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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@culoramegreen

@maxinesheppard

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What are Benjamin Moore Salamander undertones?

Salamander is a very deep, heavily muted teal that reads as nearly black in low light, with a balanced mix of green and blue. In the supplied digital sample, the slight color bias leans green-teal, though it is subtle at this depth. Benjamin Moore describes it as a deep, dark mix of black, blue, and green, which fits its visibly dark teal family rather than a clearly single-color green or blue. Warm artificial light may bring out a little more of its green cast, while cool daylight can make its blue-teal side easier to notice.

Manufacturer information used in this description: official color page.

HEX value:

#2F3E3E

RGB code:

47, 62, 62

Is Benjamin Moore Salamander cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 180°, this dark green reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

2050-10 Salamander HSL code: 180, 14%, 21%

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 Salamander

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

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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 dark green shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Salamander:

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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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 Salamander with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 0, such as Benjamin Moore Quietly Violet and Desert Shadows.

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LRV of Salamander

Salamander has an LRV of 5.72% 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 5.72%, 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

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#2F3E3E
RGB Decimal	47, 62, 62
RGB Percent	18.43%, 24.31%, 24.31%
HSV	Hue: 180° Saturation: 24.19% Value: 24.31%
HSL	hsl(180, 14, 21)
CMYK	Cyan: 24.19 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 75.69
YIQ	Y: 57.515 I: -8.939 Q: -3.173
XYZ	X: 3.764 Y: 4.397 Z: 5.207
CIE Lab	L:24.943 a:-6.051 b:-2.001
CIE Luv	L:24.943 u:-6.945 v:-1.496
Decimal	3096126
Hunter Lab	20.97, -4.656, -0.042