Dark As Night (PPG 14-05)
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Dark As Night (PPG 14-05) is a very deep, neutral black from PPG Paints: LRV 6, so it reflects about 6 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dark As Night
Three PPG Paints colors picked for Dark As Night by this site's color math: a trim white, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. PPG Paints did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Dark As Night, 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 | Big Dipper | SW 9645 | 6 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Regent Green | 2136-20 | 6.2 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Arboretum | T14-16 | 6 | 2.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Forest Canopy | 5010-1 | 7 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints black colors nearest to Dark As Night (LRV 6) by LRV.
Darker than Dark As Night
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 14-05 |
| Hex | #3D4645 |
| RGB | 61, 70, 69 |
| HSL | 173°, 7%, 26% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 28.9, -3.9, -0.6 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Black |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dark As Night (PPG 14-05), published as #3D4645
#2D3E43
#4C4E45
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dark As Night (PPG 14-05)?
- Dark As Night has an LRV of 6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dark As Night is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Dark As Night in another brand?
- Forest Canopy (Valspar 5010-1) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 2.0 (very close).
- Is Dark As Night warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Dark As Night as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.6; 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.