Blacks

153 colours in the blacks family, ordered light to dark. LRV runs from 1.36 to 9.93. Every swatch is rendered from the manufacturer's published sRGB value.

Protg Bronze SW 6153 LRV 9.93 Yellow-leaning Scarlet SW 2907 LRV 9.90 Red Pulsating Blue SW 6964 LRV 9.90 Blue Cerise SW 6580 LRV 9.67 Red Plantation Brown SW 7520 LRV 9.64 Orange-leaning Salute SW 7582 LRV 9.54 Red Stolen Kiss SW 7586 LRV 9.45 Red Forward Fuschia SW 6842 LRV 9.39 Red Juneberry SW 6573 LRV 9.36 Red Sea Serpent SW 7615 LRV 9.36 Blue-leaning Really Teal SW 6489 LRV 9.31 Blue-green-leaning Kaffee SW 6104 LRV 9.30 Orange-leaning Seaworthy SW 7620 LRV 9.20 Blue-green-leaning Thunder Gray SW 7645 LRV 9.12 Neutral Red Barn SW 7591 LRV 9.09 Red-leaning Carnelian SW 7580 LRV 9.04 Red-leaning Hyper Blue SW 6965 LRV 9.02 Blue Billiard Green SW 0016 LRV 9.01 Green-leaning Rustic Red SW 7593 LRV 8.96 Red-leaning Roycroft Bronze Green SW 2846 LRV 8.90 Yellow-green-leaning Evergreens SW 6447 LRV 8.84 Yellow-green-leaning Red Prairie SW 2916 LRV 8.83 Red Derbyshire SW 6741 LRV 8.79 Green Primary Red SW 2910 LRV 8.77 Red Courtyard SW 6440 LRV 8.77 Yellow-green-leaning Laurel Woods SW 7749 LRV 8.77 Yellow-green-leaning Wild Current SW 7583 LRV 8.76 Red-leaning Luxurious Red SW 6314 LRV 8.71 Red Mount Etna SW 7625 LRV 8.71 Blue-green-leaning Impulsive Purple SW 6832 LRV 8.68 Violet-leaning Best Bronze SW 6160 LRV 8.64 Yellow-leaning Secret Garden SW 6181 LRV 8.64 Yellow-green-leaning Red Bay SW 6321 LRV 8.64 Red Jay Blue SW 6797 LRV 8.52 Blue Crabby Apple SW 7592 LRV 8.47 Red-leaning Vogue Green SW 0065 LRV 8.45 Yellow-green-leaning Rock Garden SW 6195 LRV 8.44 Green-leaning Bosporus SW 6503 LRV 8.42 Blue-leaning Java SW 6090 LRV 8.36 Orange-leaning Adriatic Sea SW 6790 LRV 8.35 Blue Enduring Bronze SW 7055 LRV 8.30 Yellow-leaning Borscht SW 7578 LRV 8.30 Red-leaning Fired Brick SW 6335 LRV 8.27 Red Isle Of Pines SW 6461 LRV 8.15 Green-leaning Fully Purple SW 6983 LRV 8.12 Violet-leaning Urbane Bronze SW 7048 LRV 8.06 Neutral Gale Force SW 7605 LRV 8.04 Blue-leaning Sturdy Brown SW 6097 LRV 8.01 Orange-leaning Regatta SW 6517 LRV 7.96 Blue-leaning Shade-Grown SW 6188 LRV 7.90 Yellow-green-leaning Sable SW 6083 LRV 7.83 Orange-leaning Sommelier SW 7595 LRV 7.79 Red-leaning Red Theatre SW 7584 LRV 7.77 Red-leaning Aurora Brown SW 2837 LRV 7.74 Red-leaning Status Bronze SW 7034 LRV 7.73 Yellow-leaning Rookwood Dark Brown SW 2808 LRV 7.72 Orange-leaning Cardinal SW 2908 LRV 7.62 Red Carriage Door SW 7594 LRV 7.61 Red-leaning Fairfax Brown SW 2856 LRV 7.60 Orange-leaning Well-Bred Brown SW 7027 LRV 7.58 Orange-leaning Otter SW 6041 LRV 7.45 Orange-leaning Frank Blue SW 6967 LRV 7.42 Blue Rock Bottom SW 7062 LRV 7.41 Neutral Sundried oTomato SW 7585 LRV 7.41 Red-leaning Oceanside SW 6496 LRV 7.36 Blue-leaning Blackberry SW 7577 LRV 7.32 Red-leaning Framboise SW 6566 LRV 7.31 Red Morning Glory SW 6971 LRV 7.22 Violet Rugged Brown SW 6062 LRV 7.20 Red-leaning Fireweed SW 6328 LRV 7.20 Red Fine Wine SW 6307 LRV 7.17 Red-leaning Chateau Brown SW 7510 LRV 7.17 Orange-leaning Classy Red SW 2913 LRV 7.11 Red Dard Hunter Green SW 0041 LRV 7.08 Green-leaning Hunt Club SW 6468 LRV 7.08 Green-leaning Olympic Range SW 7750 LRV 6.94 Green-leaning Ripe Olive SW 6209 LRV 6.90 Yellow-green-leaning Van Dyke Brown SW 7041 LRV 6.83 Yellow-leaning Cascades SW 7623 LRV 6.82 Blue-green-leaning Mature Grape SW 6286 LRV 6.79 Purple-leaning Pomegranate SW 2903 LRV 6.75 Red Redwing SW 2909 LRV 6.73 Red Black Fox SW 7020 LRV 6.64 Orange-leaning Deep Maroon SW 0072 LRV 6.63 Red-leaning Roycroft Copper Red SW 2839 LRV 6.50 Red Cape eVerde SW 6482 LRV 6.49 Blue-green-leaning Izmir Purple SW 6825 LRV 6.47 Violet-leaning Blueblood SW 6966 LRV 6.45 Blue Shamrock SW 6454 LRV 6.40 Green-leaning Cyberspace SW 7076 LRV 6.40 Neutral Dignified SW 6538 LRV 6.38 Violet-leaning Pompeii Red SW 2911 LRV 6.30 Red Fabulous Grape SW 6293 LRV 6.28 Red Quixotic Plum SW 6265 LRV 6.21 Violet-leaning Cordovan SW 6027 LRV 6.18 Red-leaning Indigo SW 6531 LRV 6.18 Blue-leaning Sealskin SW 7675 LRV 6.04 Neutral Plum Brown SW 6272 LRV 6.01 Red-leaning Marsh Fern SW 2930 LRV 5.94 Yellow-leaning Kimono Violet SW 6839 LRV 5.93 Purple-leaning Dignity Blue SW 6804 LRV 5.92 Blue Iron Ore SW 7069 LRV 5.89 Neutral Elderberry SW 2902 LRV 5.88 Red Poppy Flower SW 2904 LRV 5.75 Red Country Squire SW 6475 LRV 5.68 Green-leaning Andiron SW 6174 LRV 5.62 Yellow-green-leaning Rainstorm SW 6230 LRV 5.57 Blue-leaning Fiery Brown SW 6055 LRV 5.51 Red-leaning Blue Peacock SW 0064 LRV 5.46 Blue-green-leaning Burgundy SW 6300 LRV 5.44 Red-leaning Commodore SW 6524 LRV 5.43 Blue-leaning Garden Path SW 2929 LRV 5.39 Yellow-green-leaning Bitter Chocolate SW 6013 LRV 5.34 Red-leaning Arresting Auburn SW 6034 LRV 5.34 Red-leaning Honorable Blue SW 6811 LRV 5.29 Blue Terra Brun SW 6048 LRV 5.27 Red-leaning Carmine SW 2905 LRV 5.24 Red Raisin SW 7630 LRV 5.23 Red-leaning Vermilion SW 2914 LRV 5.21 Red Chanticleer SW 2912 LRV 5.15 Red Turkish Coffee SW 6076 LRV 5.12 Orange-leaning Darkroom SW 7083 LRV 5.09 Neutral Rookwood Red SW 2802 LRV 4.97 Red-leaning French Roast SW 6069 LRV 4.96 Orange-leaning Majestic Purple SW 6545 LRV 4.79 Violet-leaning Roycroft Bottle Green SW 2847 LRV 4.61 Green-leaning Loyal Blue SW 6510 LRV 4.52 Blue-leaning Bramble Bush SW 2923 LRV 4.50 Orange-leaning Marooned SW 6020 LRV 4.40 Red-leaning Dewberry SW 6552 LRV 4.36 Violet-leaning Concord Grape SW 6559 LRV 4.33 Violet-leaning Crimson Red SW 2906 LRV 4.32 Red Jasper SW 6216 LRV 4.24 Green-leaning Naval SW 6244 LRV 4.18 Blue-leaning Greenblack SW 6994 LRV 4.12 Neutral Rookwood Shutter Green SW 2809 LRV 4.05 Green-leaning Black Swan SW 6279 LRV 4.01 Violet-leaning Dark Night SW 6237 LRV 4 Blue-green-leaning Bohemian Black SW 6988 LRV 3.99 Neutral Wine Country SW 2901 LRV 3.88 Red Iron Gate SW 2926 LRV 3.78 Orange-leaning Black Bean SW 6006 LRV 3.65 Red-leaning Black Of Night SW 6993 LRV 3.61 Neutral Inkwell SW 6992 LRV 3.26 Neutral Black Magic SW 6991 LRV 3.22 Neutral Domino SW 6989 LRV 3.19 Neutral Caviar SW 6990 LRV 2.79 Neutral Polished Mahogany SW 2838 LRV 2.75 Red-leaning Rookwood Dark Red SW 2801 LRV 2.67 Red-leaning Tricorn Black SW 6258 LRV 2.63 Neutral Woodsy Brown SW 2924 LRV 2.53 Orange-leaning Weathervane SW 2927 LRV 1.64 Orange-leaning Black Emerald SW 2936 LRV 1.36 Green-leaning

How to read this family

Colours are ordered by LRV, light to dark, because lightness is what most decides how a colour behaves in a room. This family runs from LRV 1.36 to 9.93, with a median near 6.90.

Within the family, 88 colours measure as warm, 50 as cool, and 15 as effectively neutral. That split matters more than the name: two colours in this list at the same LRV can look very different on a wall if their undertones pull opposite ways.

How to choose within this family

Start from the LRV the room needs, not the colour you like on screen. A north-facing room, which gets no direct sun all day, almost always wants a higher LRV than you first think. A south-facing room carries a lower LRV without closing in.

Then choose the undertone. If the room has wood, brass or warm textiles, a warm undertone sits with them; if it has steel, cool marble or cool whites, a cool undertone stays cleaner beside them.

Every swatch on this page is rendered from the manufacturer's published sRGB value, and LRV is computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula unless the manufacturer publishes its own. The full methodology is published.