Black

With an LRV of about 4, 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

• Carbon Kelly-Moore 407 Dark Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
• Black Licorice Hallman Lindsay 529 Dark Gray Very close ΔE 0.8
• Sayward Pine Vista C-1417 Dark Gray Very close ΔE 0.9
• Mopboard Black Pratt & Lambert CW123 Dark Gray Very close ΔE 1.0
• Midnight Tikkurila Y498 Dark Gray Very close ΔE 1.1
• Starless Sky Glidden PPG0995-7 Dark Gray Very close ΔE 1.2

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Wrought Benjamin Moore 2124-10 Dark Gray
• Black Benjamin Moore HC-187 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 -0.2 and b value of -0.8 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest Kelly-Moore color to Black?

Carbon (407), at ΔE 0.7. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Black?

≈ 4. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.