Evening Sky (BM 833)
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Evening Sky (BM 833) is a very deep, cool purple from Benjamin Moore: LRV 7.4, so it reflects about 7 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Evening Sky
Three Benjamin Moore colors picked for Evening Sky 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 Evening Sky, 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 | Charcoal Blue | SW 2739 | 6 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Stiletto | T11-2 | 6.3 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Blue Coal | 4011-3 | 6 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Black Flame | 1043-7 | 7 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore purple colors nearest to Evening Sky (LRV 7.4) by LRV.
Lighter than Evening Sky
Darker than Evening Sky
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 833 |
| Hex | #464956 |
| RGB | 70, 73, 86 |
| HSL | 229°, 10%, 31% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 7.4 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 31.2, 1.9, -8.1 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Evening Sky (BM 833), published as #464956
#364154
#565156
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Evening Sky (BM 833)?
- Evening Sky has an LRV of 7.4. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Evening Sky is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Evening Sky in another brand?
- Black Flame (PPG 1043-7) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Evening Sky warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Evening Sky as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -8.1; 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.