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Charcoal Blue SW 2739
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Undertone: Noticeable blue undertone
In CIELAB, Charcoal Blue sits at L* 28.7, a* 0.2, b* -8.2. Its hue angle is 271° and its chroma is 8.2, so it leans blue clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as cool. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 19%.
LRV 5.7: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 5.7, Charcoal Blue is lighter than 5% of Sherwin-Williams colors. Near-black depth. Use on doors, trim, cabinetry, exteriors or moody rooms with strong artificial lighting.
Closest Benjamin Moore match to Charcoal Blue
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hale Navy | HC-154 | 2.47 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mysterious | AF-565 | 2.84 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Abyss | 2128-20 | 3.05 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Charcoal Blue
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stiletto | T11-2 | 1.46 | Very close | |
| Starless Night | PPU14-20 | 1.77 | Very close | |
| Blackbird | ECC-23-3 | 2.06 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea Mariner | SW 9640 | 2.30 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Mountain Fig | SW 9690 | 3.15 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Naval | SW 6244 | 3.85 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cyberspace | SW 7076 | 4.00 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Sea Serpent | SW 7615 | 4.46 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Gale Force | SW 7605 | 5.20 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Sea Serpent SW 7615 · lighter, LRV 6.7
- Sea Mariner SW 9640 · lighter, LRV 6.7
- Tarragon SW 9660 · lighter, LRV 7.3
- Mountain Fig SW 9690 · darker, LRV 4.5
- Naval SW 6244 · darker, LRV 4.5
- Bohemian Black SW 6988 · darker, LRV 4.0
Colors that go with Charcoal Blue
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Charcoal Blue:
- Gossamer Veil SW 9165
- Moonlit Orchid SW 9153
- Creamy SW 7012
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Andiron SW 6174 · complementary (180°)
- Gale Force SW 7605 · analogous (−30°)
- Quixotic Plum SW 6265 · analogous (+30°)
- Bitter Chocolate SW 6013 · triadic (120°)
- Dard Hunter Green SW 0041 · triadic (240°)
Charcoal Blue vs popular colors
- Hale Navy (Benjamin Moore HC-154, ΔE 2.5) is lighter (LRV 8.4 vs 5.7).
- Naval (Sherwin-Williams SW 6244, ΔE 3.8) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more saturated.
- Soot (Benjamin Moore 2129-20, ΔE 4.6) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.