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Deep Secret® CSP-625
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Undertone: Subtle blue undertone
In CIELAB, Deep Secret® sits at L* 37.8, a* -1.7, b* -4.5. Its hue angle is 249° and its chroma is 4.8, so it leans blue only slightly — the undertone mostly shows next to whiter or grayer colors. It classifies as cool. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 21%.
LRV 11.6: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 11.6, Deep Secret® is lighter than 9% 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 Deep Secret®
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outerspace | SW 6251 | 2.54 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rain Cloud | SW 9639 | 3.29 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Grays Harbor | SW 6236 | 3.35 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Deep Secret®
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City Rain | PPU25-21 | 1.42 | Very close | |
| Midnight Blue | N480-7 | 1.90 | Very close | |
| Pencil Point | PPU18-2 | 2.36 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temptation | 1609 | 2.00 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Deep Space | 2125-20 | 2.27 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Flint | AF-560 | 2.37 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Westcott Navy | 1624 | 2.76 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Anchor Gray | 2126-30 | 3.15 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Ambler Slate | CW-685 | 3.55 | 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.
- Vermont Slate 1673 · lighter, LRV 12.9
- Anchor Gray 2126-30 · lighter, LRV 13.6
- Spellbound 1659 · lighter, LRV 13.3
- In the Midnight Hour 1666 · darker, LRV 10.2
- Westcott Navy 1624 · darker, LRV 9.9
- Amazon Green 2136-30 · darker, LRV 10.2
Colors that go with Deep Secret®
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Benjamin Moore color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Stone Brown 2112-30 · complementary (180°)
- Flint AF-560 · analogous (−30°)
- Temptation 1609 · analogous (+30°)
- Mountain Ridge 1456 · triadic (120°)
- Ashwood Moss 1484 · triadic (240°)
Deep Secret® vs popular colors
- Peppercorn (Sherwin-Williams SW 7674, ΔE 4.7) is darker (LRV 9.7 vs 11.6), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Gray (Benjamin Moore 2121-10, ΔE 4.7) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Hale Navy (Benjamin Moore HC-154, ΔE 5.9) is darker (LRV 8.4 vs 11.6), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more saturated.