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Darkroom SW 7083
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Undertone: Subtle pink undertone
In CIELAB, Darkroom sits at L* 26.9, a* 3.0, b* -0.3. Its hue angle is 354° and its chroma is 3.0, so it leans pink 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 36%.
LRV 5.0: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 5.0, Darkroom is lighter than 4% 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 Darkroom
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plum Martini | CSP-540 | 1.42 | Very close | |
| Deep Caviar | 2130-20 | 1.85 | Very close | |
| Galaxy | 2117-20 | 3.00 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Darkroom
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarsaparilla | HDC-AC-26 | 2.38 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Catwalk | N550-7 | 2.81 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Off Broadway | MQ1-35 | 3.09 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armory | SW 9600 | 2.51 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bohemian Black | SW 6988 | 3.09 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Deep Forest Brown | SW 9175 | 3.39 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Black Swan | SW 6279 | 3.99 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Plum Brown | SW 6272 | 4.11 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Clove | SW 9605 | 4.41 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Plum Brown SW 6272 · lighter, LRV 6.0
- Big Dipper SW 9645 · lighter, LRV 6.4
- Cyberspace SW 7076 · lighter, LRV 6.4
- Rockweed SW 2735 · darker, LRV 4.2
- Greenblack SW 6994 · darker, LRV 4.1
- Bohemian Black SW 6988 · darker, LRV 4.0
Colors that go with Darkroom
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Darkroom:
- Drift of Mist SW 9166
- Autumn Orchid SW 9157
- Original White SW 7077
Darkroom is too close to neutral (chroma 3.0) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its pink lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Darkroom vs popular colors
- Cordovan Brown (Benjamin Moore ES-62, ΔE 3.2) is about as light, more yellow/warm.
- Onyx (Benjamin Moore 2133-10, ΔE 5.0) is about as light, more green, more muted.
- Iron Ore (Sherwin-Williams SW 7069, ΔE 5.2) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green.