Ambler Slate
Ambler Slate is a Gray paint color from Benjamin Moore, but its character reaches beyond a single label. It appears in Williamsburg® Paint Color Collection, placing it within several distinct decorating stories rather than a single fixed look. Move between the room imagery, color measurements and coordinating shades to build a fuller sense of how it might live in your space.
Hex
#57595ALRV
11.78
Ambler Slate in Rooms
Follow Ambler Slate from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 3 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
1 House Photo
These 1 house image show how Ambler Slate (CW-685) can sit beside roofing, masonry, timber, planting and trim. Its blue undertone may become clearest at the boundary between paint and a contrasting finish.
Exterior painted Ambler Slate conveys timeless, traditional elegance.
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2 Front Door Photos
Ambler Slate (CW-685) moves through 2 front door images without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its neutral temperature gives the surrounding palette unusual influence over the final mood.
Front door finished in Ambler Slate makes a refined entry statement.
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Entryway door in Ambler Slate welcomes guests with sophisticated charm.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 38 vs 12, Sabre Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Brick House Tan reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 12), opening up a space where Ambler Slate encloses it.
Harwood Putty reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 12), opening up a space where Ambler Slate encloses it.
Decorator's White reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 12), opening up a space where Ambler Slate encloses it.
Complementary Colors
A 10-point LRV gap (22 vs 12) makes Quietly Violet the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 12 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 66 vs 12, Hint of Violet is decisively the brighter choice.
Antique Pearl reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 12), opening up a space where Ambler Slate encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (12 vs 6) makes Ambler Slate the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (17 vs 12) makes Woodcliff Lake the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 12, Silver Fox is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
With LRVs of 15 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 9-point LRV gap (21 vs 12) makes Steel Wool the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (16 vs 12) makes Trout Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 12), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Darker Colors
A 5-point LRV gap (12 vs 7) makes Ambler Slate the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (12 vs 8) makes Ambler Slate the marginally brighter of the two.
A 7-point LRV gap (12 vs 5) makes Ambler Slate the marginally brighter of the two.
Ambler Slate reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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Manufacturer description
Decorative yet dignified, Ambler slate mimics a shade found in 18th and early 19th century wallpapers.