Evening Sky
Often used for its genuinely dark qualities, Evening Sky remains a staple for Benjamin Moore designers. It is widely considered one of the best colors in its class to anchor a room without demanding the spotlight. We've gathered 7 real-home scenarios to help you visualize this color alongside our expert data.
Hex
#464956
LRV
7.35
Evening Sky in Real Rooms
Evening Sky has a low LRV of 7.35 — it absorbs light and reads as a genuinely dark, enveloping color. It's neutral in temperature, making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Purple family, the photos below show it applied in a misc and kitchen.
6 Misc Photos
Evening Sky shows up in some unexpected spaces in these photos — hallways, laundry rooms, and accent walls. Each one makes the case that the color's versatility extends well beyond the obvious applications into every corner of the home.
Wall color Evening Sky brings serene, atmospheric beauty to the space.
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1 Kitchen Photo
The challenge with kitchen color is longevity: it needs to look right at 7am under bright task lights and at dinner with the pendants dimmed low. Evening Sky manages to bridge all three lighting scenarios with ease, which is a rarer quality in a paint pigment than it sounds.
Kitchen cabinets in Evening Sky add depth and modern elegance.
@lorigascoyneinteriordesign
Coordinating Colors
Wood Ash reflects far more light (LRV 77 vs 7), opening up a space where Evening Sky encloses it.
Lake House reflects far more light (LRV 33 vs 7), opening up a space where Evening Sky encloses it.
Wythe Blue reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 7), opening up a space where Evening Sky encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 7, French Canvas is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 9 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Woodcliff Lake reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Silver Fox reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 7), opening up a space where Evening Sky encloses it.
Upper West Side reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 7), opening up a space where Evening Sky encloses it.
At LRV 47 vs 7, Himalayan Trek is decisively the brighter choice.
Briarwood reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 7), opening up a space where Evening Sky encloses it.
At LRV 48 vs 7, Thunder is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 20 vs 7, Cromwell Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
Blue Gaspe reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
With LRVs of 7 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 7 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.