Mink
Mink 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 4 examples of this shade in actual homes along with suggested color relationships.
Hex
#52443C
LRV
7.33
Mink in Real Rooms
Mink has a low LRV of 7.33 — 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 Red family, the photos below show it applied in a kitchen cabinets and living room.
1 Kitchen Cabinets Photo
On traditional shaker-style cabinets, Mink brings out the clean lines and shadow gaps of the woodwork. It's a color that highlights quality craftsmanship, making it an ideal choice for a high-end renovation or a custom kitchen build.
Kitchen cabinets in Mink provide warm neutral tones with sophisticated depth.
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3 Living Room Photos
For open-concept living rooms, Mink is a powerful tool for definition. It has enough presence to signal where the living area begins without creating a harsh visual break from the rest of the house. It defines the "zone" of relaxation through color psychology and sophisticated depth.
Living room walls in this warm neutral create an inviting, comfortable atmosphere.
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Walls throughout the living room in cool Mink establish refined, cohesive style.
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Soft walls in Mink create a warm, neutral backdrop for this inviting living room.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 83 vs 7, Moonlight White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 7, Swiss Coffee is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 7, Silver Fox is decisively the brighter choice.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 8 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Aegean Teal reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 7), opening up a space where Mink encloses it.
Beneath the Clouds reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 7), opening up a space where Mink encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (19 vs 7) makes Providence Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Van Courtland Blue reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 7), opening up a space where Mink encloses it.
Nocturnal Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (17 vs 7) makes Blue Spruce the marginally brighter of the two.
Lighter Colors
With LRVs of 10 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (11 vs 7) makes Wood Grain Brown the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Darker Colors
With LRVs of 7 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room.