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Rock Bottom SW 7062
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Undertone: Subtle green undertone
In CIELAB, Rock Bottom sits at L* 31.9, a* -2.3, b* 1.2. Its hue angle is 152° and its chroma is 2.6, 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 42%.
LRV 7.0: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 7.0, Rock Bottom is lighter than 7% 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 Rock Bottom
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep River | 1582 | 1.03 | Very close | |
| Nightfall | 1596 | 2.27 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Wrought Iron | 2124-10 | 3.48 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Rock Bottom
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 Swan | 710F-7 | 1.26 | Very close | |
| Astronomical | N450-7 | 1.28 | Very close | |
| Forest Floor | PPF-55 | 2.19 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Dipper | SW 9645 | 3.54 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Iron Ore | SW 7069 | 3.73 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Shade-Grown | SW 6188 | 4.10 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Olympic Range | SW 7750 | 4.47 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Ripe Olive | SW 6209 | 4.67 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Foxhall Green | SW 9184 | 4.69 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Shade-Grown SW 6188 · lighter, LRV 8.0
- Urbane Bronze SW 7048 · lighter, LRV 8.1
- Forestwood SW 7730 · lighter, LRV 8.3
- Mount Etna SW 7625 · darker, LRV 6.2
- Sealskin SW 7675 · darker, LRV 5.6
- Iron Ore SW 7069 · darker, LRV 5.5
Colors that go with Rock Bottom
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Rock Bottom:
- Silver Strand SW 7057
- Felted Wool SW 9171
- Reserved White SW 7056
Rock Bottom is too close to neutral (chroma 2.6) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its green lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Rock Bottom vs popular colors
- Wrought Iron (Benjamin Moore 2124-10, ΔE 3.5) is about as light, more blue/cool, more red/pink.
- Iron Ore (Sherwin-Williams SW 7069, ΔE 3.7) is darker (LRV 5.5 vs 7.0), more red/pink.
- Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, ΔE 5.1) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more red/pink.