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Blacktop 2135-10
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Undertone: No measurable undertone (true neutral)
In CIELAB, Blacktop sits at L* 25.4, a* -1.9, b* 0.0. Its hue angle is 179° and its chroma is 1.9, so it has essentially no color cast — a true neutral that will pick up the color of the light and surroundings. It classifies as neutral. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 46%.
LRV 5.9: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 5.9, Blacktop 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 Blacktop
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenblack | SW 6994 | 1.33 | Very close | |
| Night Watch | SW 9680 | 2.65 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Iron Ore | SW 7069 | 3.25 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Blacktop
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 | 1.80 | Very close | |
| Limousine Leather | MQ5-5 | 1.81 | Very close | |
| Limousine Leather | MQ5-05 | 1.81 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midnight | 2131-20 | 2.00 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Black Panther | 2125-10 | 2.21 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Notre Dame | CSP-570 | 2.31 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Black Iron | 2120-20 | 2.64 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Wire Frame Glasses | 2132-20 | 2.76 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Black Tar | 2126-10 | 2.76 | 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
- After Midnight CSP-630 · darker, LRV 6.0
- Black Beauty 2128-10 · darker, LRV 5.3
- Carbon Copy 2117-10 · darker, LRV 5.3
Colors that go with Blacktop
Blacktop is too close to neutral (chroma 1.9) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Blacktop vs popular colors
- Iron Ore (Sherwin-Williams SW 7069, ΔE 3.2) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink.
- Soot (Benjamin Moore 2129-20, ΔE 3.9) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink.
- Onyx (Benjamin Moore 2133-10, ΔE 4.3) is about as light, more red/pink.