Midsummer Night (BM 2134-20)
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Midsummer Night (BM 2134-20) is a very deep, neutral brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 7.8, so it reflects about 8 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Midsummer Night
Three Benjamin Moore colors picked for Midsummer Night 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 Midsummer Night, 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 | Black Fox | SW 7020 | 7 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Warm Onyx | HDC-CL-14A | 6.6 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Deep Earth | 6010-2 | 7 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Phantom Mist | 1002-7 | 6 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Midsummer Night (LRV 7.8) by LRV.
Lighter than Midsummer Night
Darker than Midsummer Night
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2134-20 |
| Hex | #504A45 |
| RGB | 80, 74, 69 |
| HSL | 27°, 7%, 29% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 7.8 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 31.9, 1.5, 3.9 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Midsummer Night (BM 2134-20), published as #504A45
#424243
#5F5345
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Midsummer Night (BM 2134-20)?
- Midsummer Night has an LRV of 7.8. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Midsummer Night is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Midsummer Night in another brand?
- Black Fox (SW 7020) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Midsummer Night warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Midsummer Night as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.9; 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.