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Midnight SW 6264
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Undertone: Subtle purple undertone
In CIELAB, Midnight sits at L* 38.5, a* 3.5, b* -4.6. Its hue angle is 308° and its chroma is 5.8, so it leans purple only slightly — the undertone mostly shows next to whiter or grayer colors. It classifies as neutral-cool. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 25%.
LRV 10.3: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 10.3, Midnight is lighter than 12% 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 Midnight
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mythic | CSP-510 | 1.36 | Very close | |
| Mountain Ridge | 1456 | 4.59 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Almost Black | 2130-30 | 5.09 | Similar, clearly different |
Closest Behr match to Midnight
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy | UL250-22 | 2.01 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Voodoo | S570-7 | 2.54 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Plush Purple | S570-7A | 2.54 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloak Gray | SW 6278 | 3.02 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Ripe Berry | SW 9689 | 3.67 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Stunning Shade | SW 7082 | 3.92 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Expressive Plum | SW 6271 | 4.70 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Perle Noir | SW 9154 | 5.42 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Mineral Gray | SW 2740 | 5.45 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Expressive Plum SW 6271 · lighter, LRV 11.5
- Outerspace SW 6251 · lighter, LRV 11.6
- Grays Harbor SW 6236 · lighter, LRV 12.1
- Metropolis SW 9575 · darker, LRV 8.4
- Perle Noir SW 9154 · darker, LRV 7.5
- Sea Mariner SW 9640 · darker, LRV 6.7
Colors that go with Midnight
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Midnight:
- Pediment SW 7634
- Palisade SW 7635
- Spatial White SW 6259
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Pewter Green SW 6208 · complementary (180°)
- Mineral Gray SW 2740 · analogous (−30°)
- Expressive Plum SW 6271 · analogous (+30°)
- Manor House SW 7505 · triadic (120°)
- Still Water SW 6223 · triadic (240°)
Midnight vs popular colors
- Shadow (Benjamin Moore 2117-30, ΔE 5.8) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Peppercorn (Sherwin-Williams SW 7674, ΔE 6.1) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.
- Gray (Benjamin Moore 2121-10, ΔE 6.1) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green, more muted.