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Basalt Night

TLX-1158

Hex
#553E2E
RGB
85, 62, 46
LRV
6
Tone
Deep

At LRV 6 this is a deep shade. It is at its best on a feature wall, a door or a shaded elevation, and will run warmer in direct sun.

TLX-1158#553E2E

The Basalt range

Six depths of one colour

Basalt Night on a wall

Colour behaves differently with the light that hits it. The same shade, in three places.

Exterior elevation painted in Basalt Night
Exterior elevationFull sun into dusk, south-facingThe whole envelope in this shade, with white banding and a jaali screen breaking it up so the depth reads as architecture rather than weight.
Living room painted in Basalt Night
Living roomSoft indirect daylightCarried across a full interior wall. Against jute, oatmeal upholstery and teak you can judge how the shade behaves with warm furnishings.
Stairwell painted in Basalt Night
StairwellShadowed, north lightBoth walls up the stair. Low, indirect light is where a shade shows whether it holds its colour or goes muddy.

Photography repainted in Basalt Night at its exact hex value, #553E2E. Surfaces, light and materials are unretouched. Screens vary — order a sample before committing to a colour.

Questions people ask about Basalt Night

What is the LRV of Basalt Night (TLX-1158)?

At LRV 6 this is a deep shade. It is at its best on a feature wall, a door or a shaded elevation, and will run warmer than a pale colour in direct sun.

Is Basalt Night a warm or a cool colour?

Basalt Night is close to neutral. It takes its warmth from the light around it, so it shifts through the day and is one of the easier shades to live with.

What are the hex and RGB values for Basalt Night?

Basalt Night is #553E2E in hex, which is RGB 85, 62, 46. It sits in the Turbolux neutral family at deep depth.

Which Turbolux paints can be mixed in Basalt Night?

Basalt Night can be tinted into the exterior emulsions — Alpha, Alpha Advanced, Alpha Titanium +, Barossa, Majestic, Maximus and More Life — and into Dew for interiors. Your Turbolux dealer mixes it at the counter.

Paints Basalt Night is mixed into

Any Turbolux dealer tints these ranges to TLX-1158 at the counter.

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