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

• Evermore Hallman Lindsay 557 Dark Gray Very close ΔE 0.6
• Rural Avenue Dulux Australia S05A8 Dark Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
• Black Walnut Johnstone's Dark Gray Very close ΔE 0.9
• Wild Truffle Kelly-Moore KM4925-5 Dark Gray Very close ΔE 1.2
• Western Charcoal Glidden 50YR 06/041 Dark Gray Very close ΔE 1.5
• Evermore Vista C-556 Dark Gray Very close ΔE 1.6

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Willow Benjamin Moore CC-542 Gray
• Bucktrout Benjamin Moore CW-180 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 brown
• 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 3.3 and b value of 3.3 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest Hallman Lindsay color to Black?

Evermore (557), at ΔE 0.6. 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.