Midnight Oil (BM 1631)
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Midnight Oil (BM 1631) is a very deep, neutral gray from Benjamin Moore: LRV 7.7, so it reflects about 8 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Midnight Oil
Three Benjamin Moore colors picked for Midnight Oil by this site's color math: a trim white, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Midnight Oil, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Iron Ore | SW 7069 | 6 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Black Boudoir | PPU26-23 | 6.3 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Noir | 4009-2 | 6 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Onyx | 1011-7 | 6 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore gray colors nearest to Midnight Oil (LRV 7.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Midnight Oil
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1631 |
| Hex | #464748 |
| RGB | 70, 71, 72 |
| HSL | 210°, 1%, 28% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 7.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 30.1, -0.2, -0.7 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Midnight Oil (BM 1631), published as #464748
#373F46
#554F48
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Midnight Oil (BM 1631)?
- Midnight Oil has an LRV of 7.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Midnight Oil is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Midnight Oil in another brand?
- Black Boudoir (Behr PPU26-23) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Midnight Oil warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Midnight Oil as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.7; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.