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Black Fox SW 7020
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Undertone: Subtle orange undertone
In CIELAB, Black Fox sits at L* 31.1, a* 1.8, b* 4.7. Its hue angle is 69° and its chroma is 5.0, so it leans orange only slightly — the undertone mostly shows next to whiter or grayer colors. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 51%.
LRV 6.7: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 6.7, Black Fox is lighter than 6% 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 Fox
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midsummer Night | 2134-20 | 0.94 | Practically identical | |
| Night Horizon | 2134-10 | 1.73 | Very close | |
| Willow | CC-542 | 2.19 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Black Fox
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Espresso Beans | PPU5-1 | 1.42 | Very close | |
| Espresso Beans | PPU5-01 | 1.42 | Very close | |
| Tribal Drum | T12-13 | 1.49 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sealskin | SW 7675 | 2.16 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Urbane Bronze | SW 7048 | 3.13 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Clove | SW 9605 | 3.37 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Stony Creek | SW 9610 | 3.99 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Nocturne | SW 9520 | 4.02 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Thunder Gray | SW 7645 | 4.13 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Chateau Brown SW 7510 · lighter, LRV 7.6
- Nocturne SW 9520 · lighter, LRV 7.8
- Tungsten SW 9515 · lighter, LRV 7.8
- Sealskin SW 7675 · darker, LRV 5.6
- Iron Ore SW 7069 · darker, LRV 5.5
- Bitter Chocolate SW 6013 · darker, LRV 5.2
Colors that go with Black Fox
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Black Fox:
- Greek Villa SW 7551
- Cool Avocado SW 9029
- Eider White SW 7014
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Cyberspace SW 7076 · complementary (180°)
- Metropolis SW 9575 · analogous (−30°)
- Urbane Bronze SW 7048 · analogous (+30°)
- Big Dipper SW 9645 · triadic (120°)
- Perle Noir SW 9154 · triadic (240°)
Black Fox vs popular colors
- Cordovan Brown (Benjamin Moore ES-62, ΔE 2.7) is about as light, more blue/cool.
- Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, ΔE 3.1) is about as light, more green.
- Oxford Brown (Benjamin Moore ES-67, ΔE 3.7) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.