Eternity
Benjamin Moore's Eternity is a gray shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. A blue undertone may emerge most clearly where the paint meets a cleaner white, stone surface or contrasting textile. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
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52.22
Eternity in Rooms
Follow Eternity from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 8 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
3 Living Room Photos
3 living room images trace Eternity (AF-695) through the room’s shift from daytime energy to evening calm. Its place within Affinity® Color Collection hints at the range of palettes it can inhabit.
Living room walls painted Eternity establish a timeless, elegant foundation.
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Wall color Eternity enhances the living space with understated sophistication.
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Hallway painted Eternity guides the eye with gentle, cohesive color flow.
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4 Kitchen Photos
Against stone, timber, tile and metal finishes, Eternity (AF-695) may feel quieter, sharper or more atmospheric than the digital swatch alone. An LRV of 52.2 lets the color hold its identity across both brighter and more shaded parts of the room.
Kitchen cabinets in Eternity offer a refined, neutral palette for the space.
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Kitchen walls painted Eternity coordinate seamlessly with modern appliances.
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Cabinet hardware and trim complement Eternity walls in this light-filled kitchen.
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Kitchen walls in Eternity provide a versatile backdrop for any décor style.
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1 Misc Photo
Eternity (AF-695) can change noticeably under the varied light of hallways, corners and transitional rooms. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
Accent wall painted Eternity adds quiet elegance to the room.
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Coordinating Colors
White Diamond reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 52), opening up a space where Eternity encloses it.
Eternity reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 22), opening up a space where Montpelier encloses it.
Eternity reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 14), opening up a space where Blue Gaspe encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 52 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 50), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 55 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 5-point LRV gap (57 vs 52) makes Porringer Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
Eternity reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 22), opening up a space where Quietly Violet encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 12, Eternity is decisively the brighter choice.
Hint of Violet reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 52), opening up a space where Eternity encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 52, Antique Pearl is decisively the brighter choice.
Eternity reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 6), opening up a space where Night Shade encloses it.
Eternity reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 8), opening up a space where Incense Stick encloses it.
Eternity reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 12), opening up a space where Velvet Plum encloses it.
Lighter Colors
Pebble Beach reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (61 vs 52) makes Whitestone the marginally brighter of the two.
Mineral Ice reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 52), opening up a space where Eternity encloses it.
Stone White reflects far more light (LRV 75 vs 52), opening up a space where Eternity encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 52, Marilyn's Dress is decisively the brighter choice.
Darker Colors
At LRV 52 vs 37, Eternity is decisively the brighter choice.
Eternity reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 32, Eternity is decisively the brighter choice.
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Manufacturer description
An appealing gray with subtle blue undertones.