Black

With an LRV of about 3, 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

• Zanzibar Tavern Plascon GR-B12 Dark Gray Very close ΔE 0.3
• Black Magic Sherwin-Williams 6991 Dark Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
• Mine Shaft Resene Dark Gray Very close ΔE 0.7
• IKEA186 IKEA Dark Gray Very close ΔE 1.2
• Taihape Dulux Australia NZ10H3 Dark Gray Very close ΔE 1.3
• Stiletto Kelly-Moore KMA87-5 Dark Gray Very close ΔE 1.4

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Black Benjamin Moore 2125-10 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 0.2 and b value of -0.6 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest Plascon color to Black?

Zanzibar Tavern (GR-B12), at ΔE 0.3. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Black?

≈ 3. Benjamin Moore does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.