Carbon Copy
There is more to Benjamin Moore Carbon Copy (2117-10) than the swatch alone: its depth, undertones and setting all shape the final impression. A red undertone may emerge most clearly where the paint meets a cleaner white, stone surface or contrasting textile. Because screens flatten both light and texture, sample the paint beside the finishes that will ultimately surround it.
Hex
#383537LRV
5.33
Coordinating Colors
Swiss Coffee reflects far more light (LRV 82 vs 5), opening up a space where Carbon Copy encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (12 vs 5) makes Tawny Rose the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 51 vs 5, Hampshire Taupe is decisively the brighter choice.
Dove Wing reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 5), opening up a space where Carbon Copy encloses it.
Similar 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.
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
Woodland Green reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 5), opening up a space where Carbon Copy encloses it.
At LRV 50 vs 5, Pleasant Valley is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 38 vs 5, Stratton Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 5, Sage Tint is decisively the brighter choice.
Webster Green reflects far more light (LRV 20 vs 5), opening up a space where Carbon Copy encloses it.
At LRV 54 vs 5, Sylvan Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 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.
Color Codes
Manufacturer description
Notes of violet bring unique character to this intense shade of black.