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Cracked Pepper SW 9580
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Undertone: Noticeable red undertone
In CIELAB, Cracked Pepper sits at L* 26.4, a* 4.3, b* 5.0. Its hue angle is 50° and its chroma is 6.6, so it leans red 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 53%.
LRV 4.8: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 4.8, Cracked Pepper 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 Cracked Pepper
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Night Shade | 2116-10 | 1.32 | Very close | |
| Appalachian Brown | 2115-10 | 1.77 | Very close | |
| Bittersweet Chocolate | 2114-10 | 1.77 | Very close |
Closest Behr match to Cracked Pepper
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Molasses | PPU5-20 | 2.56 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bitter Chocolate | 790B-7 | 2.66 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Manchester Brown | QE-24 | 2.75 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockweed | SW 2735 | 2.54 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Clove | SW 9605 | 2.89 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Black Bean | SW 6006 | 3.19 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Dark Clove | SW 9183 | 3.81 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sealskin | SW 7675 | 4.08 | Similar, clearly different | |
| Turkish Coffee | SW 6076 | 4.08 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Carnelian SW 7580 · lighter, LRV 5.8
- Plum Brown SW 6272 · lighter, LRV 6.0
- Otter SW 6041 · lighter, LRV 6.3
- Rockweed SW 2735 · darker, LRV 4.2
- Iron Gate SW 2926 · darker, LRV 0.0
- Black Bean SW 6006 · darker, LRV 3.7
Colors that go with Cracked Pepper
Color-theory pairings — the nearest Sherwin-Williams color to each rotated hue, keeping the same lightness and saturation:
- Gale Force SW 7605 · complementary (180°)
- Bitter Chocolate SW 6013 · analogous (−30°)
- Sealskin SW 7675 · analogous (+30°)
- Roycroft Bottle Green SW 2847 · triadic (120°)
- Mountain Fig SW 9690 · triadic (240°)
Cracked Pepper vs popular colors
- Oxford Brown (Benjamin Moore ES-67, ΔE 2.3) is about as light, more yellow/warm.
- Cordovan Brown (Benjamin Moore ES-62, ΔE 4.1) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green, more muted.
- Mahogany (Benjamin Moore ES-60, ΔE 6.0) is lighter (LRV 7.0 vs 4.8), more yellow/warm, more red/pink, more saturated.