French Press
There is more to Benjamin Moore French Press (AF-170) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. Its LRV of 9.9 gives it real visual weight, allowing the color to hold a wall rather than simply recede from view. 1 sourced room photo offers a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
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9.89
French Press in Rooms
Follow French Press from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 1 sourced room photo offers a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
1 Living Room Photo
Against upholstery, timber, art and metal accents, French Press (AF-170) may feel quieter, sharper or more atmospheric than the digital swatch alone. With an LRV of 9.9, it carries enough visual weight to make light, trim and texture feel especially deliberate.
Living room walls wrapped in the bold French Press shade.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 50 vs 10, Metropolitan is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 86 vs 10, Frostine is decisively the brighter choice.
Simply White reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 10), opening up a space where French Press encloses it.
At LRV 89 vs 10, Ice Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 10 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 10 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 10 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 25 vs 10, Aegean Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
Blue Lace reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 10), opening up a space where French Press encloses it.
At LRV 42 vs 10, Beneath the Clouds is decisively the brighter choice.
Providence Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 31 vs 10, Van Courtland Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (14 vs 10) makes Nocturnal Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Blue Spruce reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lighter Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Beachcomber reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 10 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Devonwood Taupe reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 10), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 11 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Darker Colors
A 5-point LRV gap (10 vs 5) makes French Press the marginally brighter of the two.
French Press reads slightly lighter (LRV 10 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 10 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
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Manufacturer description
A stylish brown-black that evokes freshly roasted espresso beans.