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Carbon Copy 2117-10
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Undertone: No measurable undertone (true neutral)
In CIELAB, Carbon Copy sits at L* 22.5, a* 1.8, b* -0.8. Its hue angle is 336° and its chroma is 1.9, 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 42%.
LRV 5.3: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 5.3, Carbon Copy is lighter than 0% 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 Carbon Copy
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 Forest Brown | SW 9175 | 1.46 | Very close | |
| Domino | SW 6989 | 1.48 | Very close | |
| Black Magic | SW 6991 | 2.11 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Carbon Copy
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 Lacquer | T13-3 | 3.43 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Black Smoke | PPH-34 | 3.46 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Negro Humo | PPH-34 (HISP) | 3.46 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universal Black | 2118-10 | 1.62 | Very close | |
| Onyx | 2133-10 | 2.11 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Twilight Zone | 2127-10 | 2.23 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Space Black | 2119-10 | 2.33 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Jet Black | 2120-10 | 2.33 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Black Beauty | 2128-10 | 2.34 | 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.
- Black Berry 2119-20 · lighter, LRV 6.2
- Soot 2129-20 · lighter, LRV 6.2
- Toucan Black 2118-20 · lighter, LRV 6.1
- Black HC-190 · darker, LRV 4.6
- Black 2132-10 · darker, LRV 4.6
- Bucktrout Brown CW-180 · darker, LRV 4.8
Colors that go with Carbon Copy
Carbon Copy is too close to neutral (chroma 1.9) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Carbon Copy vs popular colors
- Onyx (Benjamin Moore 2133-10, ΔE 2.1) is about as light, more green.
- Black (Benjamin Moore 2132-10, ΔE 2.6) is about as light, more green.
- Tricorn Black (Sherwin-Williams SW 6258, ΔE 3.0) is darker (LRV 2.8 vs 5.3), more green.