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Night Owl SW 7061
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Undertone: Subtle green undertone
In CIELAB, Night Owl sits at L* 42.4, a* -2.0, b* 3.1. Its hue angle is 123° and its chroma is 3.7, so it leans green only slightly — the undertone mostly shows next to whiter or grayer colors. It classifies as neutral-warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 39%.
LRV 12.8: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 12.8, Night Owl is lighter than 16% 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 Night Owl
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendall Charcoal | HC-166 | 2.35 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| City Shadow | CSP-60 | 2.90 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Quarry Rock | 1568 | 3.18 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Night Owl
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Locust | PPU25-02 | 1.35 | Very close | |
| Painted Turtle | 710F-6 | 2.08 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Charcoal | BXC-41 | 2.31 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grizzle Gray | SW 7068 | 1.69 | Very close | |
| Cast Iron | SW 6202 | 2.18 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Braintree | SW 9595 | 2.35 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Storm Warning | SW 9555 | 2.37 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Pewter Green | SW 6208 | 2.45 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Roycroft Pewter | SW 2848 | 2.86 | 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.
- Succulent SW 9650 · lighter, LRV 14.1
- Night Out SW 9560 · lighter, LRV 14.1
- Garret Gray SW 6075 · lighter, LRV 14.5
- Manor House SW 7505 · darker, LRV 11.3
- Ironclad SW 9570 · darker, LRV 10.9
- Hidden Trail SW 9525 · darker, LRV 10.5
Colors that go with Night Owl
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Night Owl:
- Drift of Mist SW 9166
- Carnelian SW 7580
- Reserved White SW 7056
Night Owl is too close to neutral (chroma 3.7) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its green lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Night Owl vs popular colors
- Peppercorn (Sherwin-Williams SW 7674, ΔE 5.9) is darker (LRV 9.7 vs 12.8), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Gray (Benjamin Moore 2121-10, ΔE 5.9) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.
- Iron Mountain (Benjamin Moore 2134-30, ΔE 6.5) is darker (LRV 11.0 vs 12.8), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.