Abyss

With an LRV of about 6, Abyss absorbs most of the light that reaches it. It makes a wall recede and a room feel smaller, and it needs good light to show its color. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Abyss in other brands

• Sorcerer Behr 760F-7 Dark Gray Very close ΔE 0.8
• TVT X489 Tikkurila Dark Gray Very close ΔE 1.2
• Very Black Valspar 5011-2 Dark Gray Very close ΔE 1.3
• Angelic Blue Nerolac 2988 Dark Gray Very close ΔE 1.3
• Napoleon Glidden PPG1013-7 Dark Gray Very close ΔE 1.6
• Napoleon PPG 1013-7 Dark Gray Very close ΔE 1.6

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Dark Benjamin Moore 2122-10 Gray
• Espresso Benjamin Moore CSP-30 Dark Gray

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as dark gray
• Protanopia Reads as dark gray
• Tritanopia Reads as dark gray
• Achromatopsia Reads as dark gray

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Close to listed
• Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Abyss warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of -4.5 and a value of 0.8 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Behr color to Abyss?

Sorcerer (760F-7), at ΔE 0.8. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Abyss?

≈ 6. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.