Silhouette
Benjamin Moore's Silhouette is a black shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. Its neutral temperature leaves room for surrounding materials and light to pull the color warmer or cooler. Because screens flatten both light and texture, sample the paint beside the finishes that will ultimately surround it.
Hex
#57504CLRV
10.18
Silhouette in Rooms
Follow Silhouette from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 8 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
2 House Photos
2 house images trace Silhouette (AF-655) through the façade’s movement through sun, shade and season. Catalog words such as Calming, Cozy, Grounding offer another lens on its character.
Striking dark exterior in Silhouette enhances architectural details and landscaping.
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Bold Silhouette house paint creates maximum contrast and contemporary visual impact.
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1 Living Room Photo
In a space shaped by conversation, quiet evenings and changing daylight, the most interesting quality of Silhouette (AF-655) may be the way it responds to upholstery, timber, art and metal accents. Its red undertone may become clearest at the boundary between paint and a contrasting finish.
Dramatic hallway walls in Silhouette draw the eye and create intimacy.
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2 Dining Room Photos
Silhouette (AF-655) can change noticeably under natural light, candles and pendant lighting. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
Rich Silhouette dining room walls set an elegant, sophisticated mood.
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Elegant Silhouette dining walls frame the table with sophisticated, moody elegance.
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3 Misc Photos
Silhouette (AF-655) can change noticeably under the varied light of hallways, corners and transitional rooms. Sample it beside the finishes that will remain in the room.
Feature wall in deep Silhouette anchors the entire space with drama.
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Paneled walls painted Silhouette create a bold, architectural focal point.
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Wainscoting in deep Silhouette adds traditional charm and visual interest.
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Coordinating Colors
At LRV 72 vs 10, Fossil is decisively the brighter choice.
Swiss Coffee reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 10), opening up a space where Silhouette encloses it.
At LRV 53 vs 10, Paris Rain is decisively the brighter choice.
Pashmina reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 10), opening up a space where Silhouette encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 11 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.
With LRVs of 11 and 10, 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 Silhouette 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
With LRVs of 11 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.
Darker Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (10 vs 5) makes Silhouette the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 10 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Silhouette reads slightly lighter (LRV 10 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Silhouette reads slightly lighter (LRV 10 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Reminiscent of tailored suiting, this elegant color weaves rich espresso hues with refined notes of charcoal.