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Flint AF-560
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Subtle blue undertone
In CIELAB, Flint sits at L* 38.6, a* -1.9, b* -2.0. Its hue angle is 226° and its chroma is 2.7, so it leans blue only slightly — the undertone mostly shows next to whiter or grayer colors. It classifies as cool. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 28%.
LRV 12.0: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 12.0, Flint is lighter than 10% of Benjamin Moore colors. Near-black depth. Use on doors, trim, cabinetry, exteriors or moody rooms with strong artificial lighting.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Flint
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grays Harbor | SW 6236 | 3.13 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Outerspace | SW 6251 | 3.26 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Peppercorn | SW 7674 | 3.38 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Flint
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pencil Point | PPU18-2 | 1.96 | Very close | |
| Pencil Point | PPU18-02 | 1.96 | Very close | |
| City Rain | PPU25-21 | 2.13 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambler Slate | CW-685 | 2.21 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Temptation | 1609 | 2.25 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Deep Secret® | CSP-625 | 2.37 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Deep Space | 2125-20 | 2.70 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bracken Slate | CW-690 | 2.84 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Anchor Gray | 2126-30 | 3.30 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Anchor Gray 2126-30 · lighter, LRV 13.6
- Bracken Slate CW-690 · lighter, LRV 14.1
- Nocturnal Gray 2135-30 · lighter, LRV 13.8
- Deep Space 2125-20 · darker, LRV 10.8
- Iron Mountain 2134-30 · darker, LRV 11.0
- Mediterranean Teal 2123-10 · darker, LRV 10.6
Colors that go with Flint
Flint is too close to neutral (chroma 2.7) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its blue lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Flint vs popular colors
- Peppercorn (Sherwin-Williams SW 7674, ΔE 3.4) is darker (LRV 9.7 vs 12.0), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Gray (Benjamin Moore 2121-10, ΔE 3.4) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Iron Mountain (Benjamin Moore 2134-30, ΔE 5.0) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink.