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Bohemian Black

Sherwin-Williams 6988

HEX
#3B373C
RGB
59, 55, 60
LAB
23.6, 2.9, -2.5
LRV
≈ 4
Family
Dark Gray, cool
Nearest RAL
8019 Grey Brown
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With an LRV of about 4, Bohemian 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. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Bohemian Black in other brands

  • Double Bass Dulux Australia SG6A9 Dark Gray Very close ΔE 2.0
  • Midnight Escape Kelly-Moore KMA86-5 Dark Gray Close ΔE 2.1
  • Carbon Benjamin Moore 2117-10 Dark Gray Close ΔE 2.1
  • Octavius Vista C-521 Dark Gray Close ΔE 2.4
  • Dark Onyx Plascon 42 Dark Gray Close ΔE 2.7
  • Dignity Berger Paints 7A3001 Dark Gray Close ΔE 2.7

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

  • Cyberspace Sherwin-Williams 7076 Dark Gray
  • Raisin Sherwin-Williams 7630 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 Bohemian Black warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of -2.5 and a value of 2.9 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Dulux Australia color to Bohemian Black?

Double Bass (SG6A9), at ΔE 2.0. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Bohemian Black?

≈ 4. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.