Black Bean Soup (BM 2130-10)
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Black Bean Soup (BM 2130-10) is a very deep, neutral black from Benjamin Moore: LRV 6.1, so it reflects about 6 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Black Bean Soup
Three Benjamin Moore colors picked for Black Bean Soup 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 Black Bean Soup, 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 | Cracked Pepper | SW 9580 | 5 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Sweet Molasses | PPU5-20 | 5.8 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Black Raisin | 4002-2C | 7 | 3.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Phantom Mist | 1002-7 | 6 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore black colors nearest to Black Bean Soup (LRV 6.1) by LRV.
Lighter than Black Bean Soup
Darker than Black Bean Soup
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2130-10 |
| Hex | #453C39 |
| RGB | 69, 60, 57 |
| HSL | 15°, 10%, 25% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 6.1 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 26.1, 3.3, 3.3 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Black |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Black Bean Soup (BM 2130-10), published as #453C39
#373438
#534439
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Black Bean Soup (BM 2130-10)?
- Black Bean Soup has an LRV of 6.1. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Black Bean Soup is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Black Bean Soup in another brand?
- Cracked Pepper (SW 9580) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.8 (very close).
- Is Black Bean Soup warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Black Bean Soup as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.3; 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.