ONYX BLACK Soft-Close Hinge for Half Overlay Doors

This Blum CLIP top BLUMOTION hinge brings a deep ONYX BLACK finish to half overlay doors on face-frame and frameless cabinets, with integrated soft-close and screw-on mounting for a straightforward, durable install.

Key Features

• ONYX BLACK finish coordinates with dark hardware suites and matte black pulls for a unified look.
• BLUMOTION soft-close damps the door through the final degrees of travel so it lands without impact.
• Half overlay, half crank arm positions the door at a partial overlay, the geometry for two doors sharing a center partition.
• 110 degree opening delivers standard everyday access to cabinet contents.
• Screw-on mounting fastens to the cabinet with wood screws, no system holes required.
• Three-way adjustment dials in height, side, and depth after hanging for an even reveal across the run.

The Right Geometry for Shared Partitions

Half overlay is the setup for doors that cover part of the cabinet side rather than the full width, most often two doors meeting on one center partition where each door overlaps the shared panel by roughly half. The half crank arm carries that geometry, and the 35mm cup bores into the back of the door in the standard position. The hinge arm then clips to a separate Blum base plate mounted on the cabinet, which is ordered apart from the hinge. Because this version uses screw-on mounting, the plate fastens with wood screws directly into the cabinet side or face-frame stile, so no pre-drilled 5mm system holes are needed. It works on both frameless boxes and face-frame cabinets.

A Finish Built for Dark Hardware Schemes

The hinge body and arm are steel with Blum's ONYX BLACK finish. Unlike a satin or nickel hinge that disappears into a light interior, ONYX BLACK reads intentionally when a door is open, which matters in dark-stained or painted kitchens where the hardware scheme runs consistently black. The finish is the same ONYX BLACK used across Blum's accessory line, so it holds a match with other Blum components in black. BLUMOTION soft-close is integrated into the hinge body, not added on, so there is nothing extra to install or adjust for the damped close.

Where It Belongs

This hinge suits cabinet shops, designers, and contractors specifying a dark or matte black hardware palette on kitchen, bath, or casework projects. It is a natural fit when a client is pairing matte black pulls, knobs, or drawer slides and wants the concealed hinge to stay in family. Screw-on mounting makes it accessible on site without specialized boring equipment. For frameless production cabinets already set up with 5mm system holes, the INSERTA version of this hinge offers tool-free plate mounting and may speed installs in volume. For full overlay doors, a full overlay hinge with matching ONYX BLACK finish is the correct selection.

Common Questions

Dark Finish, Quiet Close, Clean Reveal

When the hardware scheme runs black from pulls to hinges, this ONYX BLACK BLUMOTION hinge keeps the look consistent while delivering the soft, damped close that half overlay doors need on a shared partition.