Kendall Charcoal is a deep, soft charcoal that stays balanced rather than blue or brown, providing strong contrast without the starkness of black. It is widely used on exteriors, doors, cabinetry and dramatic accent walls.
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Undertone: Dark charcoal gray with a slight warm balance.
LRV 14.61: Kendall Charcoal is a very dark color that absorbs most of the light.
Where to use it: Exterior, front door, cabinets, accent wall.
Trim: Kendall Charcoal pairs well with Chantilly Lace OC-65 for trim, doors and ceilings.
Benjamin Moore colors that work with Kendall Charcoal on walls, trim and accents.
The closest matches to Kendall Charcoal from Sherwin-Williams and Behr, by digital color value. ΔE measures the visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable.
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The digital hex value for Benjamin Moore Kendall Charcoal (HC-166) is #676662, which is rgb(103, 102, 98). Use it for mockups and digital design; a physical sample is the only reliable way to judge the paint itself.
Benjamin Moore Kendall Charcoal has an LRV (light reflectance value) of 14.61. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white), so Kendall Charcoal is a very dark color that absorbs most of the light.
Kendall Charcoal has a dark charcoal gray with a slight warm balance undertone. By its digital value it sits on a fairly neutral middle, but north-facing light will cool it down and warm bulbs will warm it up, so test a sample in the room where you plan to use it.
The closest Sherwin-Williams color to Benjamin Moore Kendall Charcoal is Grizzle Gray (SW 7068, #636562), which is nearly identical by digital value (ΔE 1.5). Paint formulas differ, so color-matched versions are never exact: compare physical samples side by side.
The closest Behr color to Benjamin Moore Kendall Charcoal is Dark Ash (770F-5, #6A6D6D), which is very close by digital value (ΔE 3.9). Paint formulas differ, so color-matched versions are never exact: compare physical samples side by side.