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Night Watch SW 9680
On-screen approximation from the published RGB value. Order a physical sample before you decide.
Undertone: Subtle blue-green undertone
In CIELAB, Night Watch sits at L* 22.1, a* -2.6, b* -0.9. Its hue angle is 199° and its chroma is 2.7, so it leans blue-green 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 35%.
LRV 3.5: very dark
Light Reflectance Value runs from 0 (absolute black) to 100 (perfect white). At 3.5, Night Watch is lighter than 2% 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 Watch
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 Knight | 2136-10 | 1.03 | Very close | |
| Black Satin | 2131-10 | 2.07 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Blacktop | 2135-10 | 2.65 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Closest Behr match to Night Watch
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limousine Leather | MQ5-5 | 3.64 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Limousine Leather | MQ5-05 | 3.64 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Obsidian Stone | ECC-25-3 | 3.76 | Close — difference visible side by side |
Similar Sherwin-Williams colors
| Color | Code | ΔE2000 | How close | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenblack | SW 6994 | 2.28 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Black of Night | SW 6993 | 2.66 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Inkwell | SW 6992 | 2.96 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Rookwood Shutter Green | SW 2809 | 3.30 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Jasper | SW 6216 | 3.62 | Close — difference visible side by side | |
| Tricorn Black | SW 6258 | 4.29 | Similar, clearly different |
Lighter and darker versions
Colors from Sherwin-Williams with nearly the same hue and saturation, one step lighter or darker.
- Jasper SW 6216 · lighter, LRV 4.1
- Greenblack SW 6994 · lighter, LRV 4.1
- Armory SW 9600 · lighter, LRV 4.8
- Caviar SW 6990 · darker, LRV 3.0
- After the Storm SW 9685 · darker, LRV 2.9
- Tricorn Black SW 6258 · darker, LRV 2.8
Colors that go with Night Watch
Night Watch is too close to neutral (chroma 2.7) for hue-based pairings to be meaningful; pair it with any color that shares its blue-green lean, and use a crisper white for trim.
Night Watch vs popular colors
- Black (Benjamin Moore 2132-10, ΔE 4.1) is about as light, more red/pink, more muted.
- Soot (Benjamin Moore 2129-20, ΔE 4.1) is lighter (LRV 6.2 vs 3.5), more blue/cool, more red/pink.
- Tricorn Black (Sherwin-Williams SW 6258, ΔE 4.3) is about as light, more red/pink, more muted.