ONYX BLACK Soft-Close Hinge for Half Overlay Doors

This Blum CLIP top hinge brings ONYX BLACK finish and BLUMOTION soft-close to half overlay doors on face-frame and frameless cabinets, with INSERTA tool-free mounting and a 95 degree opening angle sized for narrow aluminum doors and close-clearance applications.

Key Features

• ONYX BLACK finish coordinates with dark hardware and handle-less modern door styles for a consistent look across the run.
• BLUMOTION soft-close damps the door over the final closing arc so it settles quietly without impact.
• Half overlay geometry positions the door at a partial overlay, the standard setup where two doors share a center partition.
• 95 degree opening angle limits the swing to clear a narrow aluminum door's edge without binding against the cabinet front.
• INSERTA tool-free mounting presses the base plate into pre-drilled 5mm system holes, no plate screws required.
• Three-way adjustment dials height, side, and depth independently after the door is hung.

Where the 95 Degree Angle and Half Overlay Work Together

Half overlay geometry puts each door at a partial overlap of the cabinet side, which is the correct configuration when two doors meet on a shared center partition. Neither door can take a full-overlay arm without the arms colliding on that partition, so the half crank is what keeps both doors moving freely and sitting at an even reveal.

The 95 degree opening is by design for narrow aluminum-frame doors, where a wider swing would let the door edge strike the cabinet face or an adjacent surface. That restricted angle is the engineering that fits this application, not a shortcoming. A mounting plate, ordered separately and matched to the Blum CLIP top system, receives the clip-on arm on the cabinet side. The 35mm cup bores into the door on the standard pattern.

ONYX BLACK Steel Build

The hinge is steel finished in Blum's ONYX BLACK, the exact finish designation for this color in the Blum line. It is worth specifying by name when coordinating with other hardware on the same project: ONYX BLACK Blum accessories are not interchangeable with the nickel versions, so pulls, covers, and any add-ons should be sourced from the same finish family. The finish holds up to the daily cycling that a soft-close mechanism invites, with BLUMOTION absorbing the closing energy rather than transferring it to the door or frame.

Who Reaches for This Hinge

Cabinet shops building dark-finish modern kitchens or frameless runs with aluminum-frame fronts will find this hinge bridges the finish and the functional angle requirement in one part. It suits face-frame boxes equally, so a mixed project with both construction types can source from the same SKU. INSERTA mounting depends on pre-drilled 5mm system holes in the cabinet side; a box without them takes the screw-on plate version of this hinge instead. For doors thicker than about 22mm, a thick-door hinge is the right replacement.

Common Questions

Dark Finish, Quiet Close, Right Angle

When the project calls for ONYX BLACK hardware, half overlay doors on a shared partition, and a soft-close that handles narrow aluminum fronts at 95 degrees, this hinge covers all three without compromise.