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Soot 2129-20
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Undertone: Subtle blue undertone
In CIELAB, Soot sits at L* 25.0, a* -0.9, b* -3.8. Its hue angle is 257° and its chroma is 3.9, so it leans blue only slightly — the undertone mostly shows next to whiter or grayer colors. It classifies as cool. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 28%.
LRV 6.2: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 6.2, Soot is lighter than 1% 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 Soot
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inkwell | SW 6992 | 2.07 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Black of Night | SW 6993 | 2.27 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Greenblack | SW 6994 | 3.20 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Soot
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obsidian Stone | ECC-25-3 | 2.69 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Deep Space | 750F-7 | 2.77 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Totally Black | HDC-MD-04 | 3.24 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| After Midnight | CSP-630 | 1.44 | Very close | |
| Black Ink | 2127-20 | 1.48 | Very close | |
| Black Iron | 2120-20 | 2.11 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Wire Frame Glasses | 2132-20 | 2.17 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Black Berry | 2119-20 | 2.23 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Midnight | 2131-20 | 2.23 | 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.
- Notre Dame CSP-570 · lighter, LRV 7.6
- Deep Caviar 2130-20 · lighter, LRV 7.1
- Abyss 2128-20 · lighter, LRV 7.4
- Carbon Copy 2117-10 · darker, LRV 5.3
- Tulsa Twilight 2070-10 · darker, LRV 5.0
- Universal Black 2118-10 · darker, LRV 5.3
Colors that go with Soot
Soot is too close to neutral (chroma 3.9) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its blue lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Soot vs popular colors
- Black (Benjamin Moore 2132-10, ΔE 4.7) is darker (LRV 4.6 vs 6.2), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Onyx (Benjamin Moore 2133-10, ΔE 4.7) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Tricorn Black (Sherwin-Williams SW 6258, ΔE 5.1) is darker (LRV 2.8 vs 6.2), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.