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Night Owl CC-662
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Undertone: Noticeable yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Night Owl sits at L* 35.0, a* -1.0, b* 14.0. Its hue angle is 94° and its chroma is 14.0, so it leans yellow clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 72%.
LRV 10.1: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 10.1, Night Owl is lighter than 7% 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 Night Owl
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muddled Basil | SW 7745 | 3.27 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Garden Gate | SW 6167 | 3.54 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Best Bronze | SW 6160 | 3.56 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Night Owl
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton | 750D-7 | 1.74 | Very close | |
| Moosewood | 760D-7 | 2.16 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mountain Trail | S-H-750 | 2.74 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jungle Canopy | CSP-900 | 3.05 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Artichoke | 2141-10 | 3.24 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mediterranean Olive | 2142-10 | 3.26 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Dakota Woods Green | 2139-20 | 3.33 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Green Grove | 2138-20 | 3.37 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cabbage Patch | 2141-20 | 3.87 | 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.
- Clinton Brown HC-67 · lighter, LRV 9.9
- Aegean Olive 1491 · lighter, LRV 11.5
- Cabbage Patch 2141-20 · lighter, LRV 10.6
- Windsor Green CW-505 · darker, LRV 8.8
- Fatigue Green 2140-10 · darker, LRV 8.0
- Otter Brown 2137-10 · darker, LRV 7.7
Colors that go with Night Owl
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Kensington Blue 840 · complementary (180°)
- Grizzly Bear Brown 2111-20 · analogous (−30°)
- Chimichurri CSP-810 · analogous (+30°)
- Olympus Green 679 · triadic (120°)
- Purple Lotus 2072-30 · triadic (240°)
Night Owl vs popular colors
- Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, ΔE 7.3) is darker (LRV 8.1 vs 10.1), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Iron Mountain (Benjamin Moore 2134-30, ΔE 9.6) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Oxford Brown (Benjamin Moore ES-67, ΔE 10.5) is darker (LRV 5.9 vs 10.1), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.