Benjamin Moore Wenge AF-180
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| Official page: | Wenge AF-180 |
| Code: | AF-180 |
| Name: | Wenge |
| Brand: | Benjamin Moore |
What color is Benjamin Moore Wenge?
Benjamin Moore Wenge AF-180 is a very deep brown with a muted red-brown cast, sitting close to black without reading flat or inky. Its low-light value gives walls a dense, enveloping look, while brighter daylight can reveal the color’s earthy warmth. Wenge is especially effective on cabinetry, interior doors, built-ins, or a dining room accent wall where its depth can be appreciated up close. Pair it with soft warm whites, tan linen, aged brass, natural oak, or honed stone to bring out its brown undertones. In rooms with limited daylight, use it alongside lighter ceilings and trim to keep the overall scheme from feeling too heavy.
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What are Benjamin Moore Wenge undertones?
Wenge 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:
60, 45, 43
Is Benjamin Moore Wenge cool or warm?
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With a hue of 7°, this brown reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
AF-180 Wenge HSL code: 7, 17%, 20%
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 Wenge
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:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Benjamin Moore Wenge:
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-180
Wenge
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 Wenge with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 187, such as Benjamin Moore Aegean Teal and Blue Lace.
LRV of Wenge
Wenge has an LRV of 4.79% 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 4.79%, 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 | #3C2D2B |
| RGB Decimal | 60, 45, 43 |
| RGB Percent | 23.53%, 17.65%, 16.86% |
| HSV | Hue: 7° Saturation: 28.33% Value: 23.53% |
| HSL | hsl(7, 17, 20) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 25.0 Yellow: 28.33 Key: 76.47 |
| YIQ | Y: 49.257 I: 9.581 Q: 2.551 |
| XYZ | X: 3.238 Y: 3.012 Z: 2.696 |
| CIE Lab | L:20.092 a:6.518 b:3.937 |
| CIE Luv | L:20.092 u:8.195 v:2.98 |
| Decimal | 3943723 |
| Hunter Lab | 17.355, 2.931, 2.939 |
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