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Blackened

Blackened is a grey paint color from Farrow & Ball, 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. The room imagery and measured color data offer two complementary ways to read the shade.

LRV

70.98

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Light Reflectance Value
70.98
Light
TemperatureNeutral

Blackened in Rooms

Follow Blackened from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 32 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.

4 Bathroom Photos

Across 4 bathroom images, Blackened (2011) meets window light, mirrors and focused task lighting. Its neutral temperature gives the surrounding palette unusual influence over the final mood.

Blackened cozy bathroom paint review

Blackened cozy bathroom paint review

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Blackened cozy bathroom color review

Blackened cozy bathroom color review

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Blackened bathroom color review

Blackened bathroom color review

@mulberry_vintage

Farrow and Ball Blackened bathroom color

Farrow and Ball Blackened bathroom color

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5 Bedroom Photos

Blackened (2011) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its neutral temperature gives the surrounding palette unusual influence over the final mood. Test it under gentle morning light and low evening lamps.

Blackened bedroom color

Blackened bedroom color

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Blackened bedroom interior idea

Blackened bedroom interior idea

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Farrow and Ball Blackened cozy bedroom

Farrow and Ball Blackened cozy bedroom

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Farrow and Ball Blackened bedroom paint

Farrow and Ball Blackened bedroom paint

@mulberry_vintage

Farrow and Ball Blackened 2011 bedroom

Farrow and Ball Blackened 2011 bedroom

@nospacelikehome.uk

7 Kitchen Cabinets Photos

7 kitchen cabinets images place Blackened (2011) in cabinetry, where color becomes part of the room’s architecture. Its LRV of 71.0 gives it a light-reflective character, though shadows and neighboring finishes can still draw out surprising depth.

Blackened kitchen cabinets paint review

Blackened kitchen cabinets paint review

@glenlith

13 Living Room Photos

Blackened (2011) moves through 13 living room images without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its neutral temperature gives the surrounding palette unusual influence over the final mood.

Farrow and Ball Blackened scandinavian living room review

Farrow and Ball Blackened scandinavian living room review

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1 Dining Room Photo

Viewed across 1 dining room image in a gathering space that can move from daylight to ceremony, Blackened (2011) reveals how much color depends on scale, surface and shadow. Its LRV of 71.0 gives it a light-reflective character, though shadows and neighboring finishes can still draw out surprising depth.

Farrow and Ball Blackened 2011 dining room

Farrow and Ball Blackened 2011 dining room

@chintzkitty

1 Kitchen Photo

1 kitchen image trace Blackened (2011) through the changing light from breakfast through dinner. The grey hue classifications suggest the subtle directions the color may take as the room changes.

Farrow and Ball Blackened 2011 kitchen

Farrow and Ball Blackened 2011 kitchen

@lottiebownhome

1 Misc Photo

Blackened (2011) moves through 1 misc image without becoming a fixed prescription for the room. Its neutral temperature gives the surrounding palette unusual influence over the final mood.

Farrow and Ball Blackened 2011 wall paint

Farrow and Ball Blackened 2011 wall paint

@thewallyrefurb

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Color Codes

RGB221, 219, 217
HSL30° 6% 86%
CMYK0 1 2 13
CIE LabL: 87.5 a: 0.3 b: 1.2
XYZX: 67.67 Y: 71.05 Z: 75.78