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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS · SW 7020

Sherwin-Williams Black Fox#403B33 · LRV 6

Black Fox reads as a red-orange / warm — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Sherwin-Williams SW 7020 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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SHERWIN-WILLIAMS BLACK FOX
RGB 64, 59, 51 LRV 6

Color spec

Brand Sherwin-Williams
Name Black Fox
SKU SW 7020
Hex #403B33
RGB 64, 59, 51
HSL 37°, 11%, 23%
LRV 6
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

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
Film Noir
SKU 0144 · #473933 · LRV 5
ΔE 5.92 (different)
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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 neutral from that brand.

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.78
All neutral at Behr →
N210-7
#403C35
Havana Coffee
ΔE 0.78 · LRV 5
780B-7
#413632
Bison Brown
ΔE 5.21 · LRV 4
QE-64
#3C3D3D
Madison Avenue
ΔE 5.43 · LRV 5
MQ5-5
#3C3C3D
Limousine Leather
ΔE 5.74 · LRV 5
N170-7
#463834
Baronial Brown
ΔE 6.57 · LRV 4

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.83
All neutral at Valspar →
8005-1G
#3F3E39
Magpie
ΔE 2.83 · LRV 5
V119-3
#3F3E39
Magpie
ΔE 2.83 · LRV 4.8
8005-6G
#473D32
Gondola
ΔE 3.13 · LRV 5
T699
#403F35
Ginger's Grotto
ΔE 3.25 · LRV 4.9
6010-2
#473A31
Deep Earth
ΔE 4.75 · LRV 4.6

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.27
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-150
#3F3632
Moments
ΔE 4.27 · LRV 4
JG-144
#48474C
Fine Black
ΔE 8.99 · LRV 6
JG-05
#31343A
Blackboard
ΔE 9.37 · LRV 3
JG-97
#40464B
Arches
ΔE 9.63 · LRV 6
JG-102
#4B3C49
Plum Suede
ΔE 14.4 · LRV 5

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.29
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 256
#3B3938
Pitch Black
ΔE 4.29 · LRV 4
NO. 255
#4D4746
Tanner's Brown
ΔE 6.29 · LRV 7
NO. 57
#444546
Off-Black
ΔE 6.69 · LRV 6
NO. 31
#45484B
Railings
ΔE 8.46 · LRV 6
NO. 294
#494248
Paean Black
ΔE 9.66 · LRV 6

Benjamin Moore

3,919 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.35
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
2128-10
#3A3837
Black
ΔE 4.35 · LRV 4
2116-10
#453B37
Night
ΔE 4.56 · LRV 5
2130-10
#463D3A
Black
ΔE 4.67 · LRV 5
2114-10
#443832
Bittersweet
ΔE 4.88 · LRV 4
CW-510
#373B33
Waller
ΔE 5.73 · LRV 4

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.99
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DEA187
#3B3A3A
Black
ΔE 4.99 · LRV 4
DE6350
#3E3F41
Dark Engine
ΔE 6.57 · LRV 5
DE6357
#464647
Black Tie
ΔE 6.7 · LRV 6
DE6336
#414549
Stargazing
ΔE 8.71 · LRV 6
DEA181
#384543
Refined Green
ΔE 10.07 · LRV 6

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.2
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1001-7
#414040
Black Magic
ΔE 5.2 · LRV 5
1011-7
#464544
Onyx
ΔE 5.4 · LRV 6
14-05
#3D4645
Dark As Night
ΔE 8.73 · LRV 6
1013-7
#404149
Napoleon
ΔE 10.02 · LRV 5
FLLW36
#404149
Wright Midnight
ΔE 10.02 · LRV 5

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.43
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-DP-54
#484745
Blackish
ΔE 5.43 · LRV 6
PNT100-DP-55
#515052
Blackest
ΔE 9.34 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-42
#545E66
Goodnight Moon
ΔE 15.73 · LRV 11
PNT100-DP-77
#604B56
Night Groove
ΔE 16.14 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-67
#7C4D4C
Vintage
ΔE 20.6 · LRV 10

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #403B33 in HSL space. Pair Black Fox with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#403B33 + #333840
TRIADIC
#403B33 · #33403B · #3B3340
ANALOGOUS
#403533 · #403B33 · #3F4033

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
11.1:1 AAA
Sample text on black
1.89:1 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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