Benjamin Moore Tempest AF-590
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| Official page: | Tempest AF-590 |
| Code: | AF-590 |
| Name: | Tempest |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Tempest?
Benjamin Moore Tempest AF-590 is a medium-depth gray with a noticeable muted violet cast, giving it a cool, lightly smoky appearance. Its balanced saturation keeps it from reading flat, though it can look more charcoal-gray in low light and slightly more lavender-gray in brighter daylight. This shade suits bedrooms, dining rooms, and studies where a darker wall color can add definition without becoming near-black. Pair Tempest with soft off-whites, pale greige textiles, weathered wood, or brushed nickel for a restrained palette. It also makes a strong choice for cabinetry or an accent wall alongside warmer natural materials such as oak, leather, and linen.
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What are Benjamin Moore Tempest undertones?
Tempest is a midtone, very muted plum-gray. The HEX sample has a subtle purple bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear purple. Warm light may bring out its red or mauve side, while cool daylight can make the violet direction clearer.
HEX value:
RGB code:
122, 118, 126
Is Benjamin Moore Tempest cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 270°, this black shade sits right in the neutral zone on the HSL color wheel—neither warm nor cool.
AF-590 Tempest HSL code: 270, 3%, 48%
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 Tempest
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 Tempest:
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
AF-590
Tempest
Darker shades
AF-590
Tempest
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 Tempest with a purple hue, complementary colors are those with a yellow hue close to 90, such as Benjamin Moore Night Mist and White Violet.
LRV of Tempest
Tempest has an LRV of 19.53% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little 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 19.53%, 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 | #7A767E |
| RGB Decimal | 122, 118, 126 |
| RGB Percent | 47.84%, 46.27%, 49.41% |
| HSV | Hue: 270° Saturation: 6.35% Value: 49.41% |
| HSL | hsl(270, 3, 48) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 3.17 Magenta: 6.35 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 50.59 |
| YIQ | Y: 120.108 I: -0.187 Q: 3.336 |
| XYZ | X: 18.269 Y: 18.601 Z: 22.361 |
| CIE Lab | L:50.217 a:3.14 b:-3.83 |
| CIE Luv | L:50.217 u:1.777 v:-5.801 |
| Decimal | 8025726 |
| Hunter Lab | 43.129, 0.138, -0.55 |
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