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Kendall Charcoal HC-166
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Undertone: Subtle yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Kendall Charcoal sits at L* 43.2, a* -0.4, b* 2.4. Its hue angle is 100° and its chroma is 2.4, so it leans yellow only slightly — the undertone mostly shows next to whiter or grayer colors. It classifies as warm. Among Benjamin Moore colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 32%.
LRV 14.6: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 14.6, Kendall Charcoal is lighter than 14% 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 Kendall Charcoal
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storm Warning | SW 9555 | 0.92 | Practically identical | |
| Grizzle Gray | SW 7068 | 1.79 | Very close | |
| Night Owl | SW 7061 | 2.35 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Kendall Charcoal
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinchilla | PPU24-03 | 1.71 | Very close | |
| Mined Coal | PPU18-18 | 2.15 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Not So Innocent | T11-5 | 2.18 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Benjamin Moore colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnt Ember | CSP-120 | 1.68 | Very close | |
| Overcoat | CC-544 | 2.00 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| City Shadow | CSP-60 | 2.35 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Coachman's Cape® | CSP-90 | 3.41 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Deep Creek | 1477 | 3.66 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Windy City | CSP-150 | 3.81 | 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.
- Bear Creek 1470 · lighter, LRV 16.1
- Sharkskin 2139-30 · lighter, LRV 16.2
- Arctic Seal CSP-15 · lighter, LRV 16.3
- Mountain Ridge 1456 · darker, LRV 12.9
- Spanish Moss ES-44 · darker, LRV 11.3
- Mohegan Sage 2138-30 · darker, LRV 12.4
Colors that go with Kendall Charcoal
Kendall Charcoal is too close to neutral (chroma 2.4) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its yellow lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Kendall Charcoal vs popular colors
- Peppercorn (Sherwin-Williams SW 7674, ΔE 5.6) is darker (LRV 9.7 vs 14.6), more blue/cool, more muted.
- Gray (Benjamin Moore 2121-10, ΔE 5.6) is darker (LRV 11.5 vs 14.6), more blue/cool, more muted.
- Gauntlet Gray (Sherwin-Williams SW 7019, ΔE 5.8) is lighter (LRV 17.4 vs 14.6), more yellow/warm, more red/pink.