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Night Out SW 9560
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Undertone: Subtle blue undertone
In CIELAB, Night Out sits at L* 44.5, a* -1.1, b* -2.9. Its hue angle is 250° and its chroma is 3.1, 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 28%.
LRV 14.1: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 14.1, Night Out is lighter than 18% 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 Out
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trout Gray | 2124-20 | 1.37 | Very close | |
| Ashland Slate | 1608 | 1.56 | Very close | |
| Charcoal Slate | HC-178 | 1.67 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Night Out
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Bell Gray | HDC-CL-04G | 1.76 | Very close | |
| Platinum Gray | PPF-49 | 1.82 | Very close | |
| Summer Storm | PPU26-22 | 2.05 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Web Gray | SW 7075 | 1.65 | Very close | |
| Gibraltar | SW 6257 | 1.71 | Very close | |
| Wall Street | SW 7665 | 1.79 | Very close | |
| Granite Peak | SW 6250 | 3.43 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Roycroft Pewter | SW 2848 | 3.53 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Grays Harbor | SW 6236 | 3.77 | 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.
- Hulett Ore SW 9574 · lighter, LRV 16.1
- Grapy SW 7629 · lighter, LRV 16.4
- Exclusive Plum SW 6263 · lighter, LRV 16.4
- Night Owl SW 7061 · darker, LRV 12.8
- Roycroft Pewter SW 2848 · darker, LRV 12.8
- Needlepoint Navy SW 0032 · darker, LRV 12.7
Colors that go with Night Out
Night Out is too close to neutral (chroma 3.1) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its blue lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Night Out vs popular colors
- Peppercorn (Sherwin-Williams SW 7674, ΔE 7.0) is darker (LRV 9.7 vs 14.1), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Gray (Benjamin Moore 2121-10, ΔE 7.0) is darker (LRV 11.5 vs 14.1), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more muted.
- Amherst Gray (Benjamin Moore HC-167, ΔE 7.5) is lighter (LRV 18.8 vs 14.1), more yellow/warm.