Black Bean
Sherwin-Williams's Black Bean is a neutral shade whose quieter details emerge through comparison. Its grey classifications hint at the directions it may take as daylight, lamps and neighboring colors move around it. Its related shades below reveal where the color harmonizes—and where contrast brings it fully to life.
Hex
#403330LRV
3.67
Black Bean's Color Strip
Black Bean is the second shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Rockweed and Raisin. The strip spans from Rockweed at the lightest end to Black Swan at the deepest. Strip 252 puts these related shades in sequence, making it simple to find the tone that suits your room.
Black Bean in Rooms
Follow Black Bean from one space to another and watch how light, scale and surrounding materials reshape its character. 7 sourced room photos offer a closer look at the color in lived-in settings.
2 Kitchen Cabinets Photos
The 2 kitchen cabinets images turn a neutral swatch into something more spatial and expressive. Its muted saturation softens the color’s edges, making texture and shadow part of the composition.
Kitchen cabinets in Black Bean provide striking dark storage.
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Sleek Black Bean cabinetry frames the kitchen workspace.
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2 Front Door Photos
Its place within 2019 Raconteur hints at the range of palettes it can inhabit. In this setting, let direct sun, porch shade and evening exterior light and hardware, glazing, masonry, timber and surrounding trim guide the final sample decision.
Front entry door painted Black Bean makes a bold statement.
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Charcoal front door in Black Bean welcomes visitors.
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2 Bathroom Photos
Black Bean (6006) offers a starting mood rather than a finished formula: Its warm classification can feel inviting beside tactile, natural materials. Test it under window light, mirrors and focused task lighting.
Bathroom vanity in Black Bean adds sophisticated depth.
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Dark vanity cabinetry in Black Bean grounds the bathroom.
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1 Misc Photo
1 sourced room photo gives the gallery a lived-in point of reference. Together they show Black Bean (6006) as inspiration rather than a promise of an identical result.
Wooden storage piece finished in Black Bean stands out.
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Coordinating Colors
Snowfall reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 4), opening up a space where Black Bean encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 4, Fragile Beauty is decisively the brighter choice.
Coquina reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 4), opening up a space where Black Bean encloses it.
Trim Color
Snowfall reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 4), opening up a space where Black Bean encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 5 and 4, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 4 and 3, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 5 vs 4), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 5 vs 4), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 5 vs 4), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 4 and 4, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 4 vs 4), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 5 vs 4), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 5 and 4, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
Mountain Air reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 4), opening up a space where Black Bean encloses it.
Niebla Azul reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 4), opening up a space where Black Bean encloses it.
At LRV 53 vs 4, Silver Lake is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (16 vs 4) makes Riverway the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 77 vs 4, Glass Bead is decisively the brighter choice.
Morning at Sea reflects far more light (LRV 29 vs 4), opening up a space where Black Bean encloses it.
With LRVs of 6 and 4, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Lighter Colors
A 11-point LRV gap (14 vs 4) makes Nutshell the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 4 and 4, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 5 and 4, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Chateau Brown reads slightly lighter (LRV 8 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (13 vs 4) makes Bateau Brown the marginally brighter of the two.
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Manufacturer description
This deep dark brown is perfect for making a bold statement in your study or bedroom. This cool neutral pairs wonderfully with a lighter neutral like Coquina.