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Dark Walnut 1358
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Undertone: Noticeable pink undertone
In CIELAB, Dark Walnut sits at L* 34.7, a* 13.0, b* 2.5. Its hue angle is 11° and its chroma is 13.2, so it leans pink clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 44%.
LRV 9.6: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 9.6, Dark Walnut is lighter than 6% of Benjamin Moore colors. Near-black depth. Use on doors, trim, cabinetry, exteriors or moody rooms with strong artificial lighting.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Dark Walnut
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Maroon | SW 0072 | 3.88 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cordovan | SW 6027 | 4.54 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Carnelian | SW 7580 | 5.07 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Dark Walnut
Ranked by CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE) computed from published RGB values. Below 2 is hard to tell apart on the wall; above 4 is a different color. Behr does not publish LRV, so Behr values here are estimates.
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estate Vineyard | PMD-63 | 2.47 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Plum Raisin | 120F-7 | 2.63 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Deep Garnet | 110F-7 | 2.72 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Townsend Harbor Brown | HC-64 | 3.45 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| El Cajon Clay | 1260 | 3.45 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bison Brown | 2113-30 | 4.08 | Similar, clearly different | |
| New Pilgrim Red | ES-21 | 4.18 | Similar, clearly different | |
| New London Burgundy | HC-61 | 4.43 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Bordeaux Red | 1365 | 4.49 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- New London Burgundy HC-61 · lighter, LRV 9.8
- Hodley Red HC-65 · lighter, LRV 11.0
- Beaujolais 1259 · lighter, LRV 11.0
- Townsend Harbor Brown HC-64 · darker, LRV 8.2
- El Cajon Clay 1260 · darker, LRV 8.2
- New Pilgrim Red ES-21 · darker, LRV 7.1
Colors that go with Dark Walnut
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Dollar Bill Green 2050-20 · complementary (180°)
- Kalamata AF-630 · analogous (−30°)
- Hasbrouck Brown HC-71 · analogous (+30°)
- Chimichurri CSP-810 · triadic (120°)
- In the Midnight Hour 1666 · triadic (240°)
Dark Walnut vs popular colors
- New London Burgundy (Benjamin Moore HC-61, ΔE 4.4) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Mahogany (Benjamin Moore ES-60, ΔE 6.9) is darker (LRV 7.0 vs 9.6), more yellow/warm, more green.
- Shadow (Benjamin Moore 2117-30, ΔE 10.1) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.