Temptation
1609 · Benjamin Moore
Temptation 1609 as a flat swatch, not a painted room
Benjamin Moore
Temptation
1609
Faint blue, a very subtle lean
- Color family
- Blue
- Sold for
- Interior and exterior
Benjamin Moore Temptation 1609 is a very dark blue paint color with a faint blue undertone and an LRV of 11, close to black on a wall.
Source: Benjamin Moore's color data. Undertone labels describe our calculation, not the paint formula or a test in your room. How we assess colors.
Is Temptation warm or cool? Undertones by the numbers
too close to gray to lean
Undertone
Faint blue
Barely off gray.
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- Delivered next day
- Peels off clean

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