Black Bean Soup
At first glance, Black Bean Soup belongs to the black family; in a room, light and context can make it far more elusive. Its LRV of 6.1 gives it real visual weight, allowing the color to hold a wall rather than simply recede from view. Because screens flatten both light and texture, sample the paint beside the finishes that will ultimately surround it.
Hex
#453C39
LRV
6.10
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 87 vs 6, White Vanilla is decisively the brighter choice.
Iron Ore Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Seapearl reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 6), opening up a space where Black Bean Soup encloses it.
Mushroom Cap reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 6), opening up a space where Black Bean Soup encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 7 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 6 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 6 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 25 vs 6, Aegean Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
Blue Lace reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 6), opening up a space where Black Bean Soup encloses it.
Providence Blue reflects far more light (LRV 19 vs 6), opening up a space where Black Bean Soup encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 6, Van Courtland Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (14 vs 6) makes Nocturnal Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Blue Spruce reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lighter Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Topeka Taupe reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Stone Brown reads slightly lighter (LRV 10 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 8 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 8 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Darker Colors
With LRVs of 6 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 6 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
A rich black grounded with comforting brown undertones.