Willow
Willow is a genuinely dark Black 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
#564E48
LRV
9.06
Willow in Real Rooms
Willow has a low LRV of 9.06 — 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 Black and Gray and Neutral family, the photos below show it applied in a house and dining room.
2 House Photos
Willow is particularly effective on modern-style homes with flat planes and large windows. The color emphasizes the geometry of the house, using shadows and light to create a dynamic, ever-changing facade throughout the day.
Exterior siding in soft Willow creates a serene, nature-inspired home facade.
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Board-and-batten cladding painted in Willow offers timeless architectural charm.
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1 Dining Room Photo
Willow encourages conversation. Its calm, grounded presence creates a sense of safety and comfort that allows guests to relax and stay at the table longer, which is the ultimate goal of any well-designed dining area.
Dining room walls in Willow provide a calming backdrop for gathered meals.
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Coordinating Colors
Stanley Park reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 9), opening up a space where Willow encloses it.
Dune White reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 9), opening up a space where Willow encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 10 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 9 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 10 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Providence Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 31 vs 9, Van Courtland Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (14 vs 9) makes Nocturnal Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Blue Spruce reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Feather Gray reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 9), opening up a space where Willow encloses it.
Lighter Colors
With LRVs of 10 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 7-point LRV gap (16 vs 9) makes Bear Creek the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 10 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Darker Colors
With LRVs of 9 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 9 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 9 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.