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Midsummer Night 2134-20
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Undertone: Subtle orange undertone
In CIELAB, Midsummer Night sits at L* 31.9, a* 1.5, b* 3.9. Its hue angle is 69° and its chroma is 4.2, so it leans orange only slightly — the undertone mostly shows next to whiter or grayer colors. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 50%.
LRV 7.8: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 7.8, Midsummer Night 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 Midsummer Night
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Fox | SW 7020 | 0.94 | Practically identical | |
| Urbane Bronze | SW 7048 | 2.44 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sealskin | SW 7675 | 2.79 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Midsummer Night
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warm Onyx | HDC-CL-14A | 1.61 | Very close | |
| Black Mocha | PPU24-01 | 1.62 | Very close | |
| Tribal Drum | T12-13 | 1.81 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willow | CC-542 | 1.85 | Very close | |
| Silhouette | AF-655 | 2.37 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Night Horizon | 2134-10 | 2.53 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cordovan Brown | ES-62 | 2.72 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Dragon's Breath | 1547 | 2.96 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Brownstone | CSP-240 | 3.44 | 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.
- Green Grove 2138-20 · lighter, LRV 9.7
- French Press AF-170 · lighter, LRV 9.9
- Silhouette AF-655 · lighter, LRV 10.2
- Mississippi Mud 2114-20 · darker, LRV 7.4
- Espresso Bark CSP-390 · darker, LRV 8.2
- Graphite 1603 · darker, LRV 7.6
Colors that go with Midsummer Night
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Gravel Gray 2127-30 · complementary (180°)
- Cordovan Brown ES-62 · analogous (−30°)
- Dragon's Breath 1547 · analogous (+30°)
- Stonecutter 2135-20 · triadic (120°)
- Almost Black 2130-30 · triadic (240°)
Midsummer Night vs popular colors
- Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, ΔE 2.4) is about as light, more green.
- Cordovan Brown (Benjamin Moore ES-62, ΔE 2.7) is darker (LRV 6.0 vs 7.8), more blue/cool.
- Oxford Brown (Benjamin Moore ES-67, ΔE 4.4) is darker (LRV 5.9 vs 7.8), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.