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Nocturne SW 9520
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Undertone: Noticeable yellow undertone
In CIELAB, Nocturne sits at L* 33.4, a* 0.2, b* 8.0. Its hue angle is 89° and its chroma is 8.0, so it leans yellow clearly enough to notice on a full wall. It classifies as warm. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 61%.
LRV 7.8: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 7.8, Nocturne is lighter than 8% 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 Nocturne
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Grove | 2138-20 | 1.42 | Very close | |
| Tavern Charcoal | CW-90 | 1.79 | Very close | |
| Southern Vine | 2138-10 | 2.03 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Nocturne
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgewood | S-H-770 | 1.12 | Very close | |
| Olive Leaf | S-H-760 | 1.94 | Very close | |
| Fedora | S-H-740 | 2.05 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enduring Bronze | SW 7055 | 1.85 | Very close | |
| Muddled Basil | SW 7745 | 2.10 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tungsten | SW 9515 | 2.32 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Roycroft Bronze Green | SW 2846 | 2.60 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Thunder Gray | SW 7645 | 3.09 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Urbane Bronze | SW 7048 | 3.16 | 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.
- Thunder Gray SW 7645 · lighter, LRV 8.8
- Stony Creek SW 9610 · lighter, LRV 8.7
- Roycroft Bronze Green SW 2846 · lighter, LRV 8.8
- Black Fox SW 7020 · darker, LRV 6.7
- Foxhall Green SW 9184 · darker, LRV 6.7
- Hickory Smoke SW 7027 · darker, LRV 6.6
Colors that go with Nocturne
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Sea Mariner SW 9640 · complementary (180°)
- Chateau Brown SW 7510 · analogous (−30°)
- Shade-Grown SW 6188 · analogous (+30°)
- Still Water SW 6223 · triadic (120°)
- Plum Brown SW 6272 · triadic (240°)
Nocturne vs popular colors
- Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, ΔE 3.2) is about as light, more blue/cool, more muted.
- Iron Mountain (Benjamin Moore 2134-30, ΔE 5.9) is lighter (LRV 11.0 vs 7.8), more blue/cool, more muted.
- Cordovan Brown (Benjamin Moore ES-62, ΔE 6.6) is darker (LRV 6.0 vs 7.8), more blue/cool, more red/pink, more muted.