Benjamin Moore Stone 2112-40
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| Official page: | Stone 2112-40 |
| Code: | 2112-40 |
| Name: | Stone |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Stone?
Benjamin Moore Stone 2112-40 is a medium, muted gray with a subtle warm cast that keeps it from feeling stark or blue. Its low saturation gives walls a quiet, grounded appearance, while the slight softness in the color can read a touch warmer under incandescent or late-afternoon light. In brighter daylight, Stone appears closer to a balanced, weathered gray. It is well suited to living rooms, bedrooms, hallways, and cabinetry where a deeper neutral is wanted without the heaviness of charcoal. Pair it with creamy off-whites, black metal details, natural oak, linen, and pale stone finishes for a layered, restrained palette.
Stone for exterior (2 photos)
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What are Benjamin Moore Stone undertones?
Stone is a midtone, near-neutral medium gray. 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:
RGB code:
134, 128, 126
Is Benjamin Moore Stone cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 15°, this black leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
2112-40 Stone HSL code: 15, 3%, 51%
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 Stone
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 black shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Stone:
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 Stone with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 195, such as Benjamin Moore Aegean Teal and Blue Lace.
LRV of Stone
Stone has an LRV of 23.63% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of 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 23.63%, 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 | #86807E |
| RGB Decimal | 134, 128, 126 |
| RGB Percent | 52.55%, 50.20%, 49.41% |
| HSV | Hue: 15° Saturation: 5.97% Value: 52.55% |
| HSL | hsl(15, 3, 51) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 4.48 Yellow: 5.97 Key: 47.45 |
| YIQ | Y: 129.566 I: 4.218 Q: 0.647 |
| XYZ | X: 21.316 Y: 22.013 Z: 22.859 |
| CIE Lab | L:54.041 a:1.878 b:1.893 |
| CIE Luv | L:54.041 u:3.6 v:2.299 |
| Decimal | 8814718 |
| Hunter Lab | 46.918, -1.011, 3.956 |
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