Blackened
No. 2011 · #DBDBDA · LRV 71 — neutral with no strong undertone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Blackened, Really?
Blackened reads as a neutral with no strong undertone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Farrow & Ball No. 2011 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Blackened
Blackened is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Blackened
At LRV 71, Blackened is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Blackened are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Farrow & Ball No. 2011 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Spatial WhiteSW 6259 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.6 | 72 | Color page → |
| Behr | Pixel WhiteN530-1 · Behr | 0.5 | 71 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Gray Cloud2126-60 · Benjamin Moore | 2.5 | 70 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Cool VaporV173 · Valspar | 2.0 | 70.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Thin IcePPG1001-3 · PPG / Glidden | 1.5 | 70 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Thin IcePPG1001-3 · Glidden | 1.5 | 71 | Color page → |
Similar Farrow & Ball Colors
The nearest shades to Blackened within Farrow & Ball's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #DBDBDA in HSL space. Pair Blackened with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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