Black Beauty
Benjamin Moore Black Beauty (2128-10) carries the measured structure of its color data and the less predictable beauty of paint in a finished space. It appears in Color Preview®, placing it within several distinct decorating stories rather than a single fixed look. The manufacturer's description below offers one reading; the room imagery leaves space for your own.
Hex
#393736LRV
5.32
Coordinating Colors
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 5), opening up a space where Black Beauty encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 5, Cloud White is decisively the brighter choice.
Wickham Gray reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 5), opening up a space where Black Beauty encloses it.
At LRV 27 vs 5, Desert Twilight is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 5 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 5 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 5 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 5 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
Aegean Teal reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 5), opening up a space where Black Beauty encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 5, Blue Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 19 vs 5, Providence Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Van Courtland Blue reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 5), opening up a space where Black Beauty encloses it.
Nocturnal Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 5), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (17 vs 5) makes Blue Spruce the marginally brighter of the two.
Lighter Colors
A 5-point LRV gap (10 vs 5) makes Silhouette the marginally brighter of the two.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
A rich shade of black with a hint of warmth.