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BENJAMIN MOORE · 2124-10

Benjamin Moore Wrought Iron#3D423E · LRV 6

Why this color. BM's iconic near-black green-black for front doors and millwork.

Wrought Iron reads as a true neutral (no measurable hue) — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore 2124-10 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE WROUGHT IRON
RGB 61, 66, 62 LRV 6

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Wrought Iron
SKU 2124-10
Hex #3D423E
RGB 61, 66, 62
HSL 132°, 4%, 25%
LRV 6
Undertone true neutral (no measurable hue)
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
November Storms
SKU 0543 · #423F3B · LRV 5
ΔE 4.93 (noticeable)
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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 1.41
All black at Behr →
790F-7
#3E4442
Dark Cavern
ΔE 1.41 · LRV 6
PPU18-20
#434442
Broadway
ΔE 3.03 · LRV 6
S-H-740
#424438
Fedora
ΔE 4.42 · LRV 6
HDC-MD-04
#3E3F41
Totally Black
ΔE 5.07 · LRV 5
MQ1-35
#433F3E
Off Broadway
ΔE 6.44 · LRV 5

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.54
All black at Valspar →
8006-4G
#3C3E3C
Caviar
ΔE 2.54 · LRV 5
V123-3
#3C3E3C
Caviar
ΔE 2.54 · LRV 4.8
8005-1G
#3F3E39
Magpie
ΔE 3.61 · LRV 5
V119-3
#3F3E39
Magpie
ΔE 3.61 · LRV 4.8
8006-11F
#424040
Arrowhead
ΔE 5.58 · LRV 5

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.71
All black at PPG / Glidden →
14-05
#3D4645
Dark As Night
ΔE 2.71 · LRV 6
1011-7
#464544
Onyx
ΔE 4.7 · LRV 6
1001-7
#414040
Black Magic
ΔE 4.96 · LRV 5
1013-7
#404149
Napoleon
ΔE 8.48 · LRV 5
FLLW36
#404149
Wright Midnight
ΔE 8.48 · LRV 5

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.52
All black at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7069
#434341
Iron Ore
ΔE 3.52 · LRV 6
SW 6174
#424036
Andiron
ΔE 4.82 · LRV 5
SW 2847
#324038
Roycroft Bottle Green
ΔE 5.33 · LRV 5
SW 7675
#48423C
Sealskin
ΔE 6.68 · LRV 6
SW 7083
#443E40
Darkroom
ΔE 8.85 · LRV 5

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.85
All black at Dunn-Edwards →
DEA181
#384543
Refined Green
ΔE 3.85 · LRV 6
DE6350
#3E3F41
Dark Engine
ΔE 5.07 · LRV 5
DE6357
#464647
Black Tie
ΔE 5.19 · LRV 6
DEA187
#3B3A3A
Black
ΔE 5.4 · LRV 4
DE6336
#414549
Stargazing
ΔE 5.56 · LRV 6

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.59
All black at Clare →
PNT100-DP-54
#484745
Blackish
ΔE 4.59 · LRV 6
PNT100-DP-55
#515052
Blackest
ΔE 7.88 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-42
#545E66
Goodnight Moon
ΔE 11.92 · LRV 11
PNT100-MD-40
#41656D
Deep Dive
ΔE 15.28 · LRV 12
PNT100-DP-77
#604B56
Night Groove
ΔE 18.89 · LRV 8

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.65
All black at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 57
#444546
Off-Black
ΔE 4.65 · LRV 6
NO. 31
#45484B
Railings
ΔE 5.5 · LRV 6
NO. 256
#3B3938
Pitch Black
ΔE 5.67 · LRV 4
NO. 255
#4D4746
Tanner's Brown
ΔE 8.04 · LRV 7
NO. 294
#494248
Paean Black
ΔE 10.42 · LRV 6

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.92
All black at Magnolia Home →
JG-97
#40464B
Arches
ΔE 5.92 · LRV 6
JG-144
#48474C
Fine Black
ΔE 7.77 · LRV 6
JG-150
#3F3632
Moments
ΔE 9.43 · LRV 4
JG-145
#4D484C
Aspen Stone
ΔE 9.57 · LRV 7
JG-102
#4B3C49
Plum Suede
ΔE 15.52 · LRV 5

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #3D423E in HSL space. Pair Wrought Iron with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#3D423E + #423D41
TRIADIC
#3D423E · #3E3D42 · #423E3D
ANALOGOUS
#3F423D · #3D423E · #3D4241

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
10.26:1 AAA
Sample text on black
2.05:1 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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