Dark Night vs Mount Etna
Dark Night and Mount Etna come from the same Sherwin-Williams collection. Dark Night reads as blue, while Mount Etna reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. The 3-point LRV gap — 6 for Mount Etna vs 4 for Dark Night — means Mount Etna will open up a space more effectively. Both share a cool character, which means they'll respond to light and surrounding materials in similar ways. ΔE 8.7 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Dark Night vs Mount Etna in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Dark Night and Mount Etna are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Home Office
Home office walls matter more than most — you're looking at them all day, and a color that reads fine at first can become tiring over time. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Color Details
Dark Night vs Mount Etna Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dark Night on one side and Mount Etna 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.