Sherwin-Williams Caviar#23272A · LRV 3
Caviar reads as a blue / cool — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Sherwin-Williams SW 6990 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
| Name | Caviar |
| SKU | SW 6990 |
| Hex | #23272A |
| RGB | 35, 39, 42 |
| HSL | 206°, 9%, 15% |
| LRV | 3 |
| Undertone | blue / 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.
Closest matches at every US brand
9 brands · top 5 each5 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.
Valspar
Backdrop
Behr
Benjamin Moore
Magnolia Home
Dunn-Edwards
Farrow & Ball
PPG / Glidden
Clare
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #23272A in HSL space. Pair Caviar with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.