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Metropolis SW 9575
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Undertone: Subtle red undertone
In CIELAB, Metropolis sits at L* 34.9, a* 3.5, b* 1.9. Its hue angle is 29° and its chroma is 4.0, so it leans red 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 41%.
LRV 8.4: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 8.4, Metropolis is lighter than 9% 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 Metropolis
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silhouette | AF-655 | 2.41 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Topeka Taupe | 1463 | 2.91 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Stone Brown | 2112-30 | 3.22 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Metropolis
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Wood | ECC-41-2 | 1.47 | Very close | |
| Stone Hearth | 790B-6 | 2.41 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Charred Hickory | ECC-28-3 | 2.42 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Creek | SW 9610 | 4.34 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Chateau Brown | SW 7510 | 4.51 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Perle Noir | SW 9154 | 4.58 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Black Fox | SW 7020 | 4.68 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Urbane Bronze | SW 7048 | 4.85 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Prelude | SW 9620 | 5.16 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Peppercorn SW 7674 · lighter, LRV 9.7
- Midnight SW 6264 · lighter, LRV 10.3
- Forged Steel SW 9565 · lighter, LRV 10.5
- Rock Bottom SW 7062 · darker, LRV 7.0
- Black Fox SW 7020 · darker, LRV 6.7
- Plum Brown SW 6272 · darker, LRV 6.0
Colors that go with Metropolis
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Tarragon SW 9660 · complementary (180°)
- Perle Noir SW 9154 · analogous (−30°)
- Stony Creek SW 9610 · analogous (+30°)
- Rock Bottom SW 7062 · triadic (120°)
- Mineral Gray SW 2740 · triadic (240°)
Metropolis vs popular colors
- Iron Mountain (Benjamin Moore 2134-30, ΔE 4.3) is lighter (LRV 11.0 vs 8.4), more green, more muted.
- Cordovan Brown (Benjamin Moore ES-62, ΔE 4.7) is darker (LRV 6.0 vs 8.4), more green.
- Urbane Bronze (Sherwin-Williams SW 7048, ΔE 4.9) is about as light, more yellow/warm, more green.