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City Shadow CSP-60
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Undertone: No measurable undertone (true neutral)
In CIELAB, City Shadow sits at L* 42.2, a* -1.0, b* 0.3. Its hue angle is 164° and its chroma is 1.0, 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 30%.
LRV 13.9: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 13.9, City Shadow is lighter than 13% 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 City Shadow
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roycroft Pewter | SW 2848 | 1.12 | Very close | |
| Grizzle Gray | SW 7068 | 1.24 | Very close | |
| Web Gray | SW 7075 | 2.62 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to City Shadow
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hematite | N460-6 | 1.29 | Very close | |
| Charcoal | BXC-41 | 1.38 | Very close | |
| Cordite | HDC-MD-28 | 1.70 | Very close |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bracken Slate | CW-690 | 1.69 | Very close | |
| Charcoal Slate | HC-178 | 2.13 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Kendall Charcoal | HC-166 | 2.35 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Stormy Sky | 1616 | 2.43 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Overcoat | CC-544 | 2.48 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Burnt Ember | CSP-120 | 2.70 | 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.
- Rainy Afternoon 1575 · lighter, LRV 15.2
- Burnt Ember CSP-120 · lighter, LRV 15.5
- Knoxville Gray HC-160 · lighter, LRV 15.7
- Flint AF-560 · darker, LRV 12.0
- Mythic CSP-510 · darker, LRV 12.0
- Deep Secret® CSP-625 · darker, LRV 11.6
Colors that go with City Shadow
City Shadow is too close to neutral (chroma 1.0) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
City Shadow vs popular colors
- Peppercorn (Sherwin-Williams SW 7674, ΔE 4.4) is darker (LRV 9.7 vs 13.9).
- Gray (Benjamin Moore 2121-10, ΔE 4.4) is darker (LRV 11.5 vs 13.9).
- Iron Mountain (Benjamin Moore 2134-30, ΔE 5.6) is darker (LRV 11.0 vs 13.9), more yellow/warm, more red/pink.