Match Dark Night
Sherwin-Williams Dark Night is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 4. The matches below are the closest equivalents available across every brand on Pontata, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score. A ΔE under 3 is subtle; under 10 is noticeable but harmonious; above 25 means genuinely different colors.
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Closest matches across every brand
One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.
With LRVs of 6 and 4, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 4 and 4, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 4 and 4, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 5 vs 4), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 4 and 3, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (8 vs 4) makes Anthracite grey the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 6 and 4, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 4 and 4, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 4), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 4), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 4), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 9.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Hague Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 7 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 5 and 4, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 11.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Blackened Black reads slightly lighter (LRV 7 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 13.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.