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Wrought Iron 2124-10

On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.

Hex#494A4B
RGB73, 74, 75
LRV8.2
UndertoneNone
Warm / coolNeutral
UseInterior & exterior

Undertone: No measurable undertone (true neutral)

In CIELAB, Wrought Iron sits at L* 31.4, 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 37%.

LRV 8.2: very dark

Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 8.2, Wrought Iron 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 Wrought Iron

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.

ColorCodeΔE2000How close
CyberspaceSW 70762.70Close — difference visible side by side
Iron OreSW 70693.06Close — difference visible side by side
Perle NoirSW 91543.22Close — difference visible side by side

Closest Behr match to Wrought Iron

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.

ColorCodeΔE2000How close
Night ClubN500-71.29Very close
Black BoudoirPPU26-231.30Very close
Dark SecretPPU26-23A1.42Very close

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ColorCodeΔE2000How close
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Cheating Heart16171.22Very close
Graphite16031.55Very close
Raccoon Fur2126-201.83Very close
Nightfall15961.93Very close
French Beret16102.16Close — 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.

Colors that go with Wrought Iron

Wrought Iron 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.

Wrought Iron vs popular colors

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