Night Shade
Night Shade 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 3 examples of this shade in actual homes along with suggested color relationships.
Hex
#443A36
LRV
6.07
Night Shade in Real Rooms
Night Shade has a low LRV of 6.07 — 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 Purple family, the photos below show it applied in a misc.
3 Misc Photos
Night Shade 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.
Furniture pieces painted in Night Shade bring modern elegance to any space.
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A Night Shade dresser anchors this bedroom with its rich, moody tone.
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Night Shade painted furniture provides striking contrast in a light-filled room.
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Coordinating Colors
Chantilly Lace reflects far more light (LRV 90 vs 6), opening up a space where Night Shade encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 6, Tropical Sand is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 6, Revere Pewter is decisively the brighter choice.
Classic Gray reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 6), opening up a space where Night Shade encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 6 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 7 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 6 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 25 vs 6, Aegean Teal is decisively the brighter choice.
Shark Gray reflects far more light (LRV 23 vs 6), opening up a space where Night Shade encloses it.
At LRV 24 vs 6, Wetherburn's Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 6, Porringer Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 6, Marilyn's Dress is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Blue Lace reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 6), opening up a space where Night Shade encloses it.
At LRV 42 vs 6, Beneath the Clouds is decisively the brighter choice.
Providence Blue reflects far more light (LRV 19 vs 6), opening up a space where Night Shade encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 6, Van Courtland Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (14 vs 6) makes Nocturnal Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Blue Spruce reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lighter Colors
Silhouette reads slightly lighter (LRV 10 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 6 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Topeka Taupe reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Stone Brown reads slightly lighter (LRV 10 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 8 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Darker Colors
With LRVs of 6 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room.