ONYX BLACK Finish and Flush Inset Fit

This Blum CLIP top hinge hangs inset doors on frameless and face-frame cabinets, finished in ONYX BLACK with BLUMOTION soft-close and INSERTA tool-free mounting built in.

Key Features

• ONYX BLACK finish coordinates with dark hardware and handle-less fronts without a visible hinge breaking the look.
• BLUMOTION soft-close damps the door over the final degrees of closing so it settles without impact.
• Inset geometry with full crank arm positions the door flush inside the cabinet opening with an even reveal on all sides.
• INSERTA tool-free plate mounting presses into pre-drilled 5mm system holes, no plate screws required.
• Clip-on arm with three-way adjustment lets you dial height, side, and depth after the door is hung.
• 110 degree opening provides standard everyday access on a flush-fitted inset door.

Where the Finish Does Real Work

Inset doors live on their reveal. Every edge of the door is framed by the opening, so the hinge is one of the few hardware elements that stays visible in use. ONYX BLACK sits in that reveal without the distraction of a bright nickel arm, keeping the eye on the door face rather than the hardware. It is the right call on matte black or dark bronze pulls, on painted slab fronts, and on any door where matching the concealed hinge finish to the visible hardware is part of the spec. Because the CLIP top arm clips on and releases without tools, the door comes off cleanly when finishing work or final adjustments are needed, without disturbing the plate or the finish around it.

Built for Inset Tolerances

Inset work demands more from a hinge than overlay work does. The door must clear the opening on the swing, sit at a consistent gap on every edge when closed, and hold that position over time as the cabinet settles. The full crank arm carries the inset geometry, the 35mm cup bores into the door back, and the arm clips to a Blum base plate mounted to the cabinet, sold separately. INSERTA drops that plate into the cabinet's pre-drilled 5mm system holes without screws, which keeps the install moving in a production run. Once the door is hung, three-way adjustment brings the reveal into line without pulling hardware.

Who Reaches for This Hinge

Designers specifying a dark finish palette will find ONYX BLACK gives them a cohesive hardware story from hinge to pull. Cabinet shops running frameless or face-frame inset doors in any color dark enough to suit a black hinge can use this on both construction types. Contractors doing kitchen installs where the client has chosen a flat-front, dark-hardware look will find the INSERTA mount keeps the punch-list short. For standard doors in the 16 to 22mm range, this hinge handles both frameless panels and face-frame stiles. Doors thicker than 22mm need a thick-door hinge instead.

Common Questions

Dark Finish, Quiet Close, Flush Every Time

Specify this hinge when the design calls for inset doors in a dark hardware palette, a damped close that protects the flush fit, and a mounting method that keeps the install on pace.