Home › Sherwin-Williams › Black › Inkwell
Inkwell SW 6992
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Subtle blue undertone
In CIELAB, Inkwell sits at L* 22.3, a* -1.1, b* -3.2. Its hue angle is 251° and its chroma is 3.4, so it leans blue only slightly — the undertone mostly shows next to whiter or grayer colors. It classifies as cool. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 28%.
LRV 3.6: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 3.6, Inkwell is lighter than 2% 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 Inkwell
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| After Midnight | CSP-630 | 1.47 | Very close | |
| Black Ink | 2127-20 | 1.79 | Very close | |
| Midnight Dream | 2129-10 | 1.86 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Inkwell
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obsidian Stone | ECC-25-3 | 3.58 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Madison Avenue | QE-64 | 4.08 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Carbon | N520-7 | 4.08 | Similar, clearly different |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black of Night | SW 6993 | 0.70 | Practically identical | |
| After the Storm | SW 9685 | 2.67 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Greenblack | SW 6994 | 2.91 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Night Watch | SW 9680 | 2.96 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tricorn Black | SW 6258 | 3.65 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Black Magic | SW 6991 | 3.88 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Mountain Fig SW 9690 · lighter, LRV 4.5
- Armory SW 9600 · lighter, LRV 4.8
- Darkroom SW 7083 · lighter, LRV 5.0
- Caviar SW 6990 · darker, LRV 3.0
- After the Storm SW 9685 · darker, LRV 2.9
- Tricorn Black SW 6258 · darker, LRV 2.8
Colors that go with Inkwell
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Inkwell:
- Gauzy White SW 6035
- Truly Taupe SW 6038
- Snowbound SW 7004
Inkwell is too close to neutral (chroma 3.4) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its blue lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Inkwell vs popular colors
- Soot (Benjamin Moore 2129-20, ΔE 2.1) is lighter (LRV 6.2 vs 3.6).
- Black (Benjamin Moore 2132-10, ΔE 3.3) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Tricorn Black (Sherwin-Williams SW 6258, ΔE 3.6) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.