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Armory SW 9600
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Undertone: No measurable undertone (true neutral)
In CIELAB, Armory sits at L* 26.1, a* 1.5, b* 1.2. Its hue angle is 39° and its chroma is 1.9, so it has essentially no color cast — a true neutral that will pick up the color of the light and surroundings. It classifies as neutral. Among Sherwin-Williams colors with a similar LRV (±5), it is warmer (more yellow) than 41%.
LRV 4.8: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 4.8, Armory 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 Armory
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Beauty | 2128-10 | 2.43 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Black Jack | 2133-20 | 2.53 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Plum Martini | CSP-540 | 2.61 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Armory
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Off Broadway | MQ1-35 | 0.92 | Practically identical | |
| Blackout | N510-7 | 1.35 | Very close | |
| Black Lacquer | T13-3 | 1.82 | Very close |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darkroom | SW 7083 | 2.51 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Clove | SW 9605 | 2.72 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Iron Ore | SW 7069 | 3.29 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Sealskin | SW 7675 | 3.48 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Deep Forest Brown | SW 9175 | 3.95 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Bohemian Black | SW 6988 | 4.26 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Iron Ore SW 7069 · lighter, LRV 5.5
- Sealskin SW 7675 · lighter, LRV 5.6
- Plum Brown SW 6272 · lighter, LRV 6.0
- Jasper SW 6216 · darker, LRV 4.1
- Bohemian Black SW 6988 · darker, LRV 4.0
- Black Swan SW 6279 · darker, LRV 4.0
Colors that go with Armory
Armory is too close to neutral (chroma 1.9) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Armory vs popular colors
- Cordovan Brown (Benjamin Moore ES-62, ΔE 2.7) is about as light.
- Iron Ore (Sherwin-Williams SW 7069, ΔE 3.3) is about as light, more green.
- Onyx (Benjamin Moore 2133-10, ΔE 3.6) is about as light, more blue/cool, more green.