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Notre Dame CSP-570
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Undertone: No measurable undertone (true neutral)
In CIELAB, Notre Dame sits at L* 28.1, a* -1.2, b* -0.4. Its hue angle is 199° and its chroma is 1.3, 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 41%.
LRV 7.6: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 7.6, Notre Dame 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 Notre Dame
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Ore | SW 7069 | 1.98 | Very close | |
| Greenblack | SW 6994 | 2.96 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Big Dipper | SW 9645 | 3.10 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Notre Dame
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 | 1.46 | Very close | |
| Bauhaus | BXC-02 | 1.48 | Very close | |
| Broadway | PPU18-20 | 1.61 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graphite | 1603 | 1.50 | Very close | |
| Black Panther | 2125-10 | 1.60 | Very close | |
| Midnight Oil | 1631 | 2.15 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Blacktop | 2135-10 | 2.31 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Black Iron | 2120-20 | 2.73 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Black Jack | 2133-20 | 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.
- Black Horizon 2132-30 · lighter, LRV 7.9
- Deep Indigo 1442 · lighter, LRV 8.3
- Witching Hour 2120-30 · lighter, LRV 8.7
- Black Bean Soup 2130-10 · darker, LRV 6.1
- Plum Martini CSP-540 · darker, LRV 6.9
- Black Jack 2133-20 · darker, LRV 6.0
Colors that go with Notre Dame
Notre Dame is too close to neutral (chroma 1.3) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Notre Dame vs popular colors
- Iron Ore (Sherwin-Williams SW 7069, ΔE 2.0) is darker (LRV 5.5 vs 7.6), more yellow/warm.
- Wrought Iron (Benjamin Moore 2124-10, ΔE 3.0) is about as light, more red/pink.
- Soot (Benjamin Moore 2129-20, ΔE 3.9) is about as light, more blue/cool, more saturated.