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Almost Black 2130-30
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Undertone: Subtle purple undertone
In CIELAB, Almost Black sits at L* 33.4, a* 1.5, b* -2.8. Its hue angle is 298° and its chroma is 3.2, so it leans purple 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 29%.
LRV 9.3: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 9.3, Almost Black is lighter than 5% 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 Almost Black
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perle Noir | SW 9154 | 0.79 | Practically identical | |
| Cyberspace | SW 7076 | 3.83 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Peppercorn | SW 7674 | 4.68 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Almost Black
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cityscape | ECC-62-2 | 1.81 | Very close | |
| Limo-Scene | N560-7 | 2.13 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Night Club | N500-7 | 2.77 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day's End | 2133-30 | 1.46 | Very close | |
| Deep Indigo | 1442 | 2.15 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Ebony Slate | 2118-30 | 2.58 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Witching Hour | 2120-30 | 3.01 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cheating Heart | 1617 | 3.01 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| French Beret | 1610 | 3.01 | 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.
- Iron Mountain 2134-30 · lighter, LRV 11.0
- Deep Space 2125-20 · lighter, LRV 10.8
- Temptation 1609 · lighter, LRV 10.7
- Wrought Iron 2124-10 · darker, LRV 8.2
- Baby Seal Black 2119-30 · darker, LRV 8.7
- Blue Note 2129-30 · darker, LRV 9.0
Colors that go with Almost Black
Almost Black is too close to neutral (chroma 3.2) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its purple lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Almost Black vs popular colors
- Wrought Iron (Benjamin Moore 2124-10, ΔE 3.4) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Peppercorn (Sherwin-Williams SW 7674, ΔE 4.7) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Gray (Benjamin Moore 2121-10, ΔE 4.7) is lighter (LRV 11.5 vs 9.3), more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.