Newburyport Blue vs Black Magic
Where Newburyport Blue belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, Black Magic is a Sherwin-Williams color. Newburyport Blue reads as blue, while Black Magic reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Newburyport Blue (LRV 10) reflects noticeably more light than Black Magic (LRV 3), a difference of 7 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Newburyport Blue runs blue while Black Magic is decidedly neutral, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 18.9, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 7 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Newburyport Blue vs Black Magic in Real Spaces
7 real rooms side by side. Seeing Newburyport Blue and Black Magic in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The brightness difference is modest but present — Newburyport Blue gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Newburyport Blue reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Dining Room
A dining room lit by a dimmed pendant or candles is one of the most forgiving environments for paint — warm light softens almost everything. Newburyport Blue has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Newburyport Blue reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Newburyport Blue reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. The brightness difference is modest but present — Newburyport Blue gives the walls a little more lift.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Newburyport Blue reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Newburyport Blue vs Black Magic Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Newburyport Blue on one side and Black Magic on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
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