Benjamin Moore to CMYK

We attempted to convert Benjamin Moore Charcoal Slate (HC-178) to CMYK and here is the final result (scroll down for all the details). Our color conversion tool concluded, that if you want to represent Charcoal Slate (HC-178) using CMYK color standard, you should be using these CMYK values for best results - Cyan: 5%, Magenta: 2%, Yellow: 0%, Key (black): 58%. Based on our computations, these CMYK values should yield the most accurate Benjamin Moore paint color representation for a human eye. There are some key points to understand when trying to convert between Benjamin Moore paint colours and CMYK system. As you should already know, CMYK stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black. These are the components that you mix (using tiny overlapping dots) to obtain various color tones and shades. While Benjamin Moore paint colors are supplied as named paint samples and catalog references, this page translates that target shade into a printable CMYK approximation.