Peppercorn

With an LRV of about 10, Peppercorn 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.

Peppercorn in other brands

• Gray Benjamin Moore 2121-10 Gray Very close ΔE 0.0
• Shadow Mountain Behr PPU24-22 Gray Very close ΔE 0.0
• Seal of Grey Dutch VS-9301 Gray Very close ΔE 0.4
• Bowler Hat Dulux UK 1915003 Gray Very close ΔE 1.0
• Raku Dulux Australia SN4H7 Gray Very close ΔE 1.2
• TVT 1941 Tikkurila Gray Very close ΔE 1.3

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Roycroft Pewter Sherwin-Williams 2848 Gray
• Cyberspace Sherwin-Williams 7076 Dark Gray

How it looks with color blindness

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

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns brown
• Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Peppercorn warm or cool?

Close to neutral. Its LAB a value of 0.0 and b value of 0.0 sit near zero, so it shifts with the light and the colors around it.

What is the closest Benjamin Moore color to Peppercorn?

Gray (2121-10), at ΔE 0.0. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Peppercorn?

≈ 10. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.