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Black Pepper 2130-40
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Undertone: Noticeable blue undertone
In CIELAB, Black Pepper sits at L* 51.4, a* -1.8, b* -6.8. Its hue angle is 255° and its chroma is 7.1, so it leans blue clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as cool. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 14%.
LRV 21.1: dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 21.1, Black Pepper is lighter than 22% of Benjamin Moore colors. Absorbs most light. Good for accent walls, cabinets, doors and exteriors; needs good lighting indoors.
Closest Sherwin-Williams match to Black Pepper
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downing Slate | SW 2819 | 2.09 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Storm Cloud | SW 6249 | 3.16 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Foggy Day | SW 6235 | 3.67 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Black Pepper
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charcoal Blue | N490-5 | 0.96 | Practically identical | |
| Deep Shale | PPF-38 | 1.06 | Very close | |
| Hypnotic | MQ5-19 | 2.70 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Gray | 2127-40 | 1.47 | Very close | |
| Eclipse | 2132-40 | 1.91 | Very close | |
| Silver Streak | 2119-40 | 2.13 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Smoke Gray | 2120-40 | 2.22 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Normandy | 2129-40 | 2.32 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Montpelier | AF-555 | 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.
- Wetherburn's Blue CW-580 · lighter, LRV 23.6
- Lampblack CW-695 · lighter, LRV 23.2
- Apollo Blue CW-645 · lighter, LRV 23.7
- Stillwater 1650 · darker, LRV 19.1
- Philipsburg Blue HC-159 · darker, LRV 19.1
- Hamilton Blue HC-191 · darker, LRV 18.3
Colors that go with Black Pepper
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Porcini CSP-195 · complementary (180°)
- Smokestack Gray 2131-40 · analogous (−30°)
- Sea Life 2118-40 · analogous (+30°)
- Cinnamon Slate 2113-40 · triadic (120°)
- Lush AF-475 · triadic (240°)
Black Pepper vs popular colors
- Aegean Teal (Benjamin Moore 2136-40, ΔE 8.9) is lighter (LRV 25.1 vs 21.1), more yellow/warm, more green, more saturated.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 9.3) is darker (LRV 18.8 vs 21.1), more yellow/warm, more muted.
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 10.2) is darker (LRV 17.4 vs 21.1), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.