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Midnight Oil 1631
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Undertone: No measurable undertone (true neutral)
In CIELAB, Midnight Oil sits at L* 30.1, a* -0.2, b* -0.7. Its hue angle is 256° and its chroma is 0.8, so it has essentially no color cast — a true neutral that will pick up the color of the light and surroundings. It classifies as neutral. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 38%.
LRV 7.7: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 7.7, Midnight Oil is lighter than 3% 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 Midnight Oil
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Ore | SW 7069 | 2.37 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cyberspace | SW 7076 | 2.59 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Big Dipper | SW 9645 | 3.72 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Midnight Oil
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Boudoir | PPU26-23 | 0.75 | Practically identical | |
| Dark Secret | PPU26-23A | 1.19 | Very close | |
| Night Club | N500-7 | 1.82 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graphite | 1603 | 0.73 | Practically identical | |
| Wrought Iron | 2124-10 | 1.01 | Very close | |
| Raccoon Fur | 2126-20 | 2.01 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cheating Heart | 1617 | 2.12 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Notre Dame | CSP-570 | 2.15 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Black Horizon | 2132-30 | 2.59 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Benjamin Moore with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Lead Gray 2131-30 · lighter, LRV 9.1
- Cheating Heart 1617 · lighter, LRV 8.8
- Deep River 1582 · lighter, LRV 7.8
- Tucker Chocolate CW-175 · darker, LRV 7.4
- Black Panther 2125-10 · darker, LRV 6.5
- Galaxy 2117-20 · darker, LRV 6.3
Colors that go with Midnight Oil
Midnight Oil is too close to neutral (chroma 0.8) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Midnight Oil vs popular colors
- Wrought Iron (Benjamin Moore 2124-10, ΔE 1.0) is about as light.
- Iron Ore (Sherwin-Williams SW 7069, ΔE 2.4) is darker (LRV 5.5 vs 7.7), more yellow/warm.
- Cordovan Brown (Benjamin Moore ES-62, ΔE 4.3) is darker (LRV 6.0 vs 7.7), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.