Blackened Black vs Dark Night
Where Blackened Black belongs to Jotun's range, Dark Night is a Sherwin-Williams color. Blackened Black reads as grey, while Dark Night reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Blackened Black (LRV 7) reflects noticeably more light than Dark Night (LRV 4), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Blackened Black runs neutral while Dark Night is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of 13.1, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Blackened Black vs Dark Night in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Blackened Black and Dark Night 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 — Blackened Black 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. Blackened Black reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Blackened Black 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. Blackened Black reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Blackened Black vs Dark Night Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Blackened Black on one side and Dark Night 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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