Farrow & Ball

Blackened

No. 2011

Blackened is a pale cool gray with a slight blue undertone that keeps it from reading beige. With an LRV of 85.9, it reflects a lot of light and can make walls look cleaner in north-facing rooms. It is often used in modern interiors where a white feels too stark but a warm neutral feels too yellow.

For tonal layering, it works with Dimpse and Pavilion Gray, and it can sit next to Borrowed Light for a cool, low-contrast scheme. For deeper accents, Railings or Stiffkey Blue provide stronger definition.

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Brand

Farrow & Ball

Code

No. 2011

Blackened in Real Homes (25 Photos)

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Blackened in Different Light

Light temperature is measured in Kelvin: a warm 2700K bulb pulls colors toward yellow, while 5000K daylight reads cooler and truer. Check the color at the time of day you actually use the room.

Artificial Lighting

Bedroom scene to simulate Farrow & Ball Blackened under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Farrow & Ball Blackened under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Yellow

Strength

Very Low

Temperature

neutral

Hue Angle

60°

Yellow Family

Lightness

86%

Light

Saturation

Near Neutral

LRV

85.9

0%100%

Very Dark

Dark

Medium

Light

Very Light

White

LRV measures how much light a color reflects, from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white). Below about 50 a color needs good lighting to avoid going flat, 60 and up helps brighten a room, and most whites sit above 80.

Color Position

Saturation →

Lightness →

Color Codes

HEX

#DBDBDA

RGB Decimal

219, 219, 218

RGB Percent

85.9%, 85.9%, 85.5%

HSL

60.0, 1.4%, 85.7%

HSV

60.0, 0.5%, 85.9%

CMYK

0.0%, 0.0%, 0.5%, 14.1%

YIQ

218.9, 0.3, -0.3

XYZ

67.20, 70.79, 76.45

CIE Lab

87.38, -0.18, 0.48

CIE Luv

87.38, 0.06, 0.76

Hunter Lab

84.13, -0.17, 0.48

Decimal

14408666

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Blackened Silver Bullet Burnished Blade Grey Suit

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Blackened Teapot Ambience White Nimbus Cloud

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Blackened Moondance Amethyst Haze Polar White

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Blackened Polar Star Spatial White Pixel White

Closest Paint Matches

Cross-brand matches are close, never exact. Each brand uses different bases and sheens, so sample before you buy gallons.

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Fleur de Sel

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Rocky Mountain Mist

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Spring Thaw

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Modern Gray