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Mount Etna SW 7625
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Undertone: Subtle blue undertone
In CIELAB, Mount Etna sits at L* 29.8, a* -3.4, b* -3.9. Its hue angle is 229° and its chroma is 5.2, 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 27%.
LRV 6.2: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 6.2, Mount Etna is lighter than 5% 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 Mount Etna
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stonecutter | 2135-20 | 1.73 | Very close | |
| Lead Gray | 2131-30 | 2.03 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Regent Green | 2136-20 | 2.88 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Mount Etna
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Night Shade | 740F-7 | 1.09 | Very close | |
| Winter Way | PPU25-23 | 1.34 | Very close | |
| Black Sable | 730F-7 | 1.92 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Dipper | SW 9645 | 1.60 | Very close | |
| Tarragon | SW 9660 | 2.07 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sea Serpent | SW 7615 | 2.90 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Gale Force | SW 7605 | 3.06 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Cyberspace | SW 7076 | 3.86 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sea Mariner | SW 9640 | 4.86 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Rock Bottom SW 7062 · lighter, LRV 7.0
- Tarragon SW 9660 · lighter, LRV 7.3
- Perle Noir SW 9154 · lighter, LRV 7.5
- Cascades SW 7623 · darker, LRV 4.2
- Greenblack SW 6994 · darker, LRV 4.1
- Jasper SW 6216 · darker, LRV 4.1
Colors that go with Mount Etna
Sherwin-Williams's own coordinating colors for Mount Etna:
- Natural Choice SW 7011
- Edgy Gold SW 6409
- Extra White SW 7006
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Black Fox SW 7020 · complementary (180°)
- Big Dipper SW 9645 · analogous (−30°)
- Cyberspace SW 7076 · analogous (+30°)
- Plum Brown SW 6272 · triadic (120°)
- Andiron SW 6174 · triadic (240°)
Mount Etna vs popular colors
- Soot (Benjamin Moore 2129-20, ΔE 4.9) is about as light, more red/pink.
- Hale Navy (Benjamin Moore HC-154, ΔE 5.1) is lighter (LRV 8.4 vs 6.2), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more saturated.
- Salamander (Benjamin Moore 2050-10, ΔE 5.1) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green.