Black

With an LRV of about 5, 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

• Blackbird Tikkurila Y493 Dark Gray Very close ΔE 0.0
• Totally Black Behr HDC-MD-04 Dark Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
• Domino Dulux Australia SG6G8 Dark Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
• Umbertone Nerolac 2915 Dark Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
• Never Ever Crown N4050E Dark Gray Very close ΔE 0.8
• Black Magic Nippon Paint NP N 1988A Dark Gray Very close ΔE 0.8

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Nightfall Benjamin Moore 1596 Gray
• Black Benjamin Moore 2132-10 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 Close to listed
• Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Black warm or cool?

Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of -0.6 and b value of -0.9 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest Tikkurila color to Black?

Blackbird (Y493), at ΔE 0.0. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Black?

≈ 5. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.