Black Knight
Black Knight begins as a black color on paper, then shifts with every surface, shadow and neighboring material. It appears in Color Preview®, placing it within several distinct decorating stories rather than a single fixed look. Treat the digital swatch as an opening note, then watch a physical sample from morning light through evening lamps.
Hex
#303536LRV
4.76
Coordinating Colors
Allspice reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 5), opening up a space where Black Knight encloses it.
At LRV 56 vs 5, Yarmouth Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 5, Alabaster is decisively the brighter choice.
White Heron reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 5), opening up a space where Black Knight encloses it.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 5 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 5 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 5 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 5 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Complementary Colors
At LRV 22 vs 5, Quietly Violet is decisively the brighter choice.
Desert Shadows reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 5), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 5, Hint of Violet is decisively the brighter choice.
Antique Pearl reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 5), opening up a space where Black Knight encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (8 vs 5) makes Brownstone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 29 vs 5, Studio Clay is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 5 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (8 vs 5) makes Stonecutter the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Lead Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 9 vs 5), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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Manufacturer description
A unique shade of black with captivating notes of blue.