Wenge

With an LRV of about 3, Wenge 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.

Wenge in other brands

• Black Bronze Met. MyPerfectColor MP41690 Dark Red Very close ΔE 1.2
• Deep Leather Dulux Australia S05C9 Dark Gray Very close ΔE 1.4
• Dark Chocolate Dutch D-6782 Dark Gray Very close ΔE 1.4
• Black Bean Sherwin-Williams 6006 Dark Gray Very close ΔE 2.0
• Espadrille Dulux UK 3052656 Dark Red Close ΔE 2.2
• IKEA197 IKEA Dark Red Close ΔE 2.8

Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore

• Tucker Benjamin Moore CW-175 Dark Gray

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as dark gray
• Protanopia Reads as dark gray
• Tritanopia Reads as dark red
• Achromatopsia Reads as dark gray

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns dark brown
• Neutral, 4000 K Turns dark red
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Wenge warm or cool?

Warm. Its LAB b value of 3.9 and a value of 6.5 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.

What is the closest MyPerfectColor color to Wenge?

Black Bronze Met. (MP41690), at ΔE 1.2. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Wenge?

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