Wire Frame Glasses (BM 2132-20)

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Wire Frame Glasses (BM 2132-20) is a very deep, neutral black from Benjamin Moore: LRV 5.7, so it reflects about 6 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Wire Frame Glasses
Three Benjamin Moore colors picked for Wire Frame Glasses by this site's color math: a trim white, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Wire Frame Glasses, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Greenblack | SW 6994 | 4 | 1.7 | very close |
| Behr | Obsidian Stone | ECC-25-3 | 4.9 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Dark Kettle Black | 4011-2 | 5 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Black Magic | 1001-7 | 5 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore black colors nearest to Wire Frame Glasses (LRV 5.7) by LRV.
Lighter than Wire Frame Glasses
Darker than Wire Frame Glasses
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 2132-20 |
| Hex | #383A3C |
| RGB | 56, 58, 60 |
| HSL | 210°, 3%, 23% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 5.7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 24.3, -0.4, -1.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Black |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Wire Frame Glasses (BM 2132-20), published as #383A3C
#29323A
#47423C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Wire Frame Glasses (BM 2132-20)?
- Wire Frame Glasses has an LRV of 5.7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Wire Frame Glasses is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Wire Frame Glasses in another brand?
- Greenblack (SW 6994) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Wire Frame Glasses warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Wire Frame Glasses as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.5; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.