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BENJAMIN MOORE · AF-650

Benjamin Moore Caponata#3D363F · LRV 5

Caponata reads as a violet / cool — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore AF-650 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE CAPONATA
RGB 61, 54, 63 LRV 5

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Caponata
SKU AF-650
Hex #3D363F
RGB 61, 54, 63
HSL 287°, 8%, 23%
LRV 5
Undertone violet / cool
Family Black

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Eleanor Ann
SKU 1229 · #40373E · LRV 4
ΔE 1.48 (near-perfect)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all black from that brand.

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.18
All black at Behr →
BXC-87
#3C323D
Rich Bordeaux
ΔE 2.18 · LRV 4
N110-7
#38363D
Black Garnet
ΔE 3.11 · LRV 4
BNC-21
#3E3335
Double Espresso
ΔE 4.34 · LRV 4
BNC-31
#473643
Mahogany Spice
ΔE 5.1 · LRV 4
N550-7
#343944
Catwalk
ΔE 6.67 · LRV 4

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.2
All black at Valspar →
8004-1G
#3D3940
Black Currant
ΔE 2.2 · LRV 4
V125-6
#3D3940
Black Currant
ΔE 2.2 · LRV 4.3
8004-48G
#383238
Nevermore
ΔE 2.26 · LRV 3
M215
#453747
Virtuoso
ΔE 4.84 · LRV 4.4
V120-3
#3A3C3D
Black Heron
ΔE 8.09 · LRV 4.5

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.56
All black at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6279
#3A373E
Black Swan
ΔE 2.56 · LRV 4
SW 6988
#3B373C
Bohemian Black
ΔE 2.95 · LRV 4
SW 9175
#393437
Deep Forest Brown
ΔE 3.85 · LRV 4
SW 6989
#353337
Domino
ΔE 4.5 · LRV 3
SW 6994
#373A3A
Greenblack
ΔE 9.03 · LRV 4

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.95
All black at Magnolia Home →
JG-102
#4B3C49
Plum Suede
ΔE 4.95 · LRV 5
JG-05
#31343A
Blackboard
ΔE 6.62 · LRV 3
JG-144
#48474C
Fine Black
ΔE 6.74 · LRV 6
JG-150
#3F3632
Moments
ΔE 7.73 · LRV 4
JG-97
#40464B
Arches
ΔE 9.74 · LRV 6

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.57
All black at PPG / Glidden →
1013-7
#404149
Napoleon
ΔE 5.57 · LRV 5
FLLW36
#404149
Wright Midnight
ΔE 5.57 · LRV 5
1001-7
#414040
Black Magic
ΔE 7.42 · LRV 5
1165-7
#3A405A
Victory Blue
ΔE 9.34 · LRV 5
14-05
#3D4645
Dark As Night
ΔE 12.94 · LRV 6

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.56
All black at Dunn-Edwards →
DEA193
#4A3C50
Preserve
ΔE 6.56 · LRV 5
DEA187
#3B3A3A
Black
ΔE 6.96 · LRV 4
DE6350
#3E3F41
Dark Engine
ΔE 7.21 · LRV 5
DEA185
#343B4E
Old Mill
ΔE 7.89 · LRV 4
DEA189
#343E54
Black River Falls
ΔE 9.45 · LRV 5

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.66
All black at Clare →
PNT100-DP-54
#484745
Blackish
ΔE 9.66 · LRV 6
PNT100-DP-55
#515052
Blackest
ΔE 9.96 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-77
#604B56
Night Groove
ΔE 10.12 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-42
#545E66
Goodnight Moon
ΔE 15.97 · LRV 11
PNT100-DP-67
#7C4D4C
Vintage
ΔE 18.55 · LRV 10

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #3D363F in HSL space. Pair Caponata with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#3D363F + #383F36
TRIADIC
#3D363F · #3F3D36 · #363F3D
ANALOGOUS
#39363F · #3D363F · #3F363D

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
11.68:1 AAA
Sample text on black
1.8:1 fail

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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