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Black Bean SW 6006
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Undertone: Noticeable red undertone
In CIELAB, Black Bean sits at L* 22.6, a* 5.3, b* 4.1. Its hue angle is 38° and its chroma is 6.7, so it leans red clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 50%.
LRV 3.7: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 3.7, Black Bean is lighter than 3% 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 Black Bean
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wenge | AF-180 | 2.23 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bittersweet Chocolate | 2114-10 | 2.38 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Night Shade | 2116-10 | 2.82 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Black Bean
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Molasses | PPU5-20 | 5.17 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Polished Leather | UL110-23 | 5.21 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Sarsaparilla | HDC-AC-26 | 5.39 | Similar, clearly different |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockweed | SW 2735 | 1.46 | Very close | |
| Cracked Pepper | SW 9580 | 3.19 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Raisin | SW 7630 | 3.97 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bitter Chocolate | SW 6013 | 4.29 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Turkish Coffee | SW 6076 | 4.76 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Clove | SW 9605 | 5.09 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Turkish Coffee SW 6076 · lighter, LRV 4.7
- Armory SW 9600 · lighter, LRV 4.8
- Cracked Pepper SW 9580 · lighter, LRV 4.8
- Black Magic SW 6991 · darker, LRV 3.1
- Caviar SW 6990 · darker, LRV 3.0
- Tricorn Black SW 6258 · darker, LRV 2.8
Colors that go with Black Bean
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Black Bean:
- Fragile Beauty SW 7553
- Coquina SW 9158
- Snowfall SW 6000
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Dark Night SW 6237 · complementary (180°)
- Raisin SW 7630 · analogous (−30°)
- Iron Gate SW 2926 · analogous (+30°)
- Jasper SW 6216 · triadic (120°)
- Mountain Fig SW 9690 · triadic (240°)
Black Bean vs popular colors
- Oxford Brown (Benjamin Moore ES-67, ΔE 5.4) is lighter (LRV 5.9 vs 3.7), more yellow/warm.
- Cordovan Brown (Benjamin Moore ES-62, ΔE 6.4) is lighter (LRV 6.0 vs 3.7), more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Onyx (Benjamin Moore 2133-10, ΔE 6.8) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.