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Benjamin Moore · 2133-10 · Best in a full hallwayOnyx
A true, deep black — confident enough to run the full length of a hallway without daylight to carry it, and dark enough to hide daily scuffs and shoe marks.
Six deep, durable Benjamin Moore shades for the room that takes the most daily wear in the house, plus one pale option for a narrow or naturally dark hallway.
Nobody sits in a hallway, and nobody's hallway walls stay clean — bags, shoes, pushchairs and the dog all leave their mark on the one room in the house designed purely to be walked through. That combination is exactly why a hallway can carry a bolder, darker colour than a living room or bedroom would.
Six of the seven Benjamin Moore shades below lean into that logic — near-blacks and deep greys and blues, all of which hide daily wear far better than a pale colour would. The seventh, Cloud White, is there for the opposite brief: a narrow or naturally dark hallway that needs opening up, not closing in. Every one links to its full colour page and into the visualiser.
Hallways rarely get consistent daylight. One photo shows you how a dark colour actually reads in your own space before you commit a whole hallway to it.
Open the visualiserMostly deep and durable, with one pale option for narrow spaces. Every shade links to its colour page and into the visualiser.
A true, deep black — confident enough to run the full length of a hallway without daylight to carry it, and dark enough to hide daily scuffs and shoe marks.
A deep blue-grey, a shade softer than Onyx — for a hallway that wants near-black depth with a little more warmth in the undertone.
A confident mid-to-dark grey, lighter than Raccoon Fur — a genuine middle ground between bold and pale for a hallway that takes daily traffic.
A saturated, near-black navy — the boldest option here, for a hallway confident enough to carry real colour rather than a muted grey.
A deep, muted blue-green from the Historical Colors collection — works as a woodwork colour against a paler wall, or as its own focal-depth hallway shade.
A mid-tone warm grey — durable and forgiving of daily wear without the full commitment of the darker shades above.
The one pale option here — a soft, warm off-white for a narrow or naturally dark hallway where a deep colour would close the space in rather than open it up.
A hallway is walked through, not sat in, and it takes more physical wear than any other room — bags, shoes, pushchairs, the dog. That's exactly why hallways are one of the few spaces where a genuinely dark colour is the practical choice as much as the stylish one: dark walls hide scuffs and marks that would show instantly on something pale.
It's also a transitional space rather than a destination, which gives more licence to be bold than a living room or bedroom would allow — six of the seven shades below are deliberately dark or saturated for exactly that reason. The seventh, Cloud White, is there for the opposite case: a narrow or naturally dark hallway where going deep would close the space in rather than announce it.
Nobody lives in a hallway. That's precisely why it can afford to be the boldest room in the house.
| Approach | Shades |
|---|---|
| Near-black or deep grey | Onyx, Raccoon Fur, Cheating Heart |
| Deep colour or woodwork | Deep Royal, Newburg Green, Amherst Gray |
| Pale, for narrow spaces | Cloud White |
Practically, a dark colour hides scuffs, shoe marks and bag-swing damage far better than a pale one — and a hallway takes more of that daily wear than almost any other room, since it's walked through rather than sat in.
One photograph of your room covers all 7 shades on this page. The first render is free, and no card is needed.