French Press
French Press is a genuinely dark Brown from Benjamin Moore. Our real-world data shows it is a primary choice when homeowners need to anchor a room without demanding the spotlight. Below, you'll find 1 examples of this shade in actual homes along with suggested color relationships.
Hex
#5F4D43
LRV
9.89
French Press in Real Rooms
French Press has a low LRV of 9.89 — 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 Brown and Neutral family, the photos below show it applied in a living room.
1 Living Room Photo
In a living room, French Press acts as a bridge between the indoors and the view outside. It carries the organic weight of the natural world into the home, allowing the greenery from windows to pop while keeping the interior feeling protected and private. Pair it with oversized plants and ceramic vessels for a full organic-modern aesthetic.
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.