Black

With an LRV of about 6, Black 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.

Black in other brands

• Petunia Patty Hallman Lindsay 1228 Purple Very close ΔE 1.2
• Petunia Patty Vista C-1227 Purple Very close ΔE 1.3
• Purple Heart Kelly-Moore KM5674-5 Purple Very close ΔE 1.4
• Admiral Pratt & Lambert 31-19 Purple Very close ΔE 1.4
• Acai Berry Johnstone's Purple Very close ΔE 1.5
• Pelt Farrow & Ball 254 Purple Very close ΔE 1.7

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Purple Benjamin Moore 2072-30 Purple
• Tulsa Benjamin Moore 2070-10 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 Turns dark red
• Neutral, 4000 K Turns dark red
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Black warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of -5.9 and a value of 9.8 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Hallman Lindsay color to Black?

Petunia Patty (1228), at ΔE 1.2. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Black?

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