Espresso

With an LRV of about 4, Espresso 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.

Espresso in other brands

• Blackbutt Dulux Australia SG5A9 Dark Gray Very close ΔE 0.8
• Black Bean Plascon 71 Dark Gray Very close ΔE 1.2
• Hempel 60180 Hempel Dark Gray Very close ΔE 1.5
• Spice Brown KILZ TB-30 Dark Gray Very close ΔE 1.5
• Black Bean Sherwin-Williams 6006 Dark Gray Close ΔE 2.1
• Obsidian Pratt & Lambert 33-17 Dark Gray Close ΔE 2.2

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Abyss Benjamin Moore 2128-20 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 Espresso warm or cool?

Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of 3.6 and b value of 2.7 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest Dulux Australia color to Espresso?

Blackbutt (SG5A9), at ΔE 0.8. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Espresso?

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