Espresso Bean
Espresso Bean is a Gray paint color from Benjamin Moore, but its character reaches beyond a single label. Its grey classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. Treat the digital swatch as an opening note, then watch a physical sample from morning light through evening lamps.
Hex
#3B3230LRV
5.51
Coordinating Colors
At LRV 82 vs 6, Icicle is decisively the brighter choice.
Sonnet reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 6), opening up a space where Espresso Bean encloses it.
Gotham reflects far more light (LRV 22 vs 6), opening up a space where Espresso Bean encloses it.
Skipping Stone reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 6), opening up a space where Espresso Bean encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 6 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 6 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
Aegean Teal reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 6), opening up a space where Espresso Bean encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 6, Blue Lace is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 19 vs 6, Providence Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Van Courtland Blue reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 6), opening up a space where Espresso Bean encloses it.
Nocturnal Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (17 vs 6) makes Blue Spruce the marginally brighter of the two.
Lighter Colors
With LRVs of 7 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 7 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Darker Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
A luxe, dark-roasted brown that envelops and energizes your space.