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Day's End 2133-30
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Undertone: Subtle purple undertone
In CIELAB, Day's End sits at L* 32.0, a* 0.9, b* -2.4. Its hue angle is 291° and its chroma is 2.5, 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 30%.
LRV 8.9: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 8.9, Day's End 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 Day's End
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 | 1.44 | Very close | |
| Cyberspace | SW 7076 | 2.59 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sea Mariner | SW 9640 | 4.28 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Day's End
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 | 1.31 | Very close | |
| Night Club | N500-7 | 1.54 | Very close | |
| Sorcerer | 760F-7 | 2.09 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Indigo | 1442 | 1.12 | Very close | |
| Almost Black | 2130-30 | 1.46 | Very close | |
| Witching Hour | 2120-30 | 2.00 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cheating Heart | 1617 | 2.07 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Wrought Iron | 2124-10 | 2.22 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Baby Seal Black | 2119-30 | 2.35 | 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.
- Silhouette AF-655 · lighter, LRV 10.2
- Westcott Navy 1624 · lighter, LRV 9.9
- Dark Pewter 2122-10 · lighter, LRV 10.8
- Graphite 1603 · darker, LRV 7.6
- Cordovan Brown ES-62 · darker, LRV 6.0
- Abyss 2128-20 · darker, LRV 7.4
Colors that go with Day's End
Day's End is too close to neutral (chroma 2.5) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its purple lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Day's End vs popular colors
- Wrought Iron (Benjamin Moore 2124-10, ΔE 2.2) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green.
- Hale Navy (Benjamin Moore HC-154, ΔE 4.8) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more saturated.
- Iron Ore (Sherwin-Williams SW 7069, ΔE 4.9) is darker (LRV 5.5 vs 8.9), more yellow/warm, more green.