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About Black Forest
Black Forest is a refined, medium gray with neutral undertones. This warm shade has an LRV of 11 and absorbs most light, making it ideal for creating intimate, cozy atmospheres or as an accent.
One shade lighter or darker
The nearest Dunn-Edwards colors with the same hue and saturation as Black Forest, a visible step lighter or darker.
Color Specifications
- Name
- Black Forest
- Brand
- Dunn-Edwards
- Code
- DEA175
- Hex
- #5E6354
- RGB
- 94, 99, 84
- HSL
- 80, 8%, 36%
- CMYK
- 5, 0, 15, 61Approximate — screen to print
- Lab
- 41.1, -5.0, 7.9
- CSS
- --dunn-edwards-black-forest
- LRV
- 11 (Dark)
- Undertone
- Neutral
- Temperature
- warm
- Family
- gray
- Interior
- Yes
- Exterior
- Yes
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Ranked by Delta E 2000. Under 1.0 looks the same on the wall.
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