Caviar (SW 6990)
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Caviar (SW 6990) is a very deep, neutral black from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 3, so it reflects about 3 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Caviar
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Caviar by this site's color math: a trim white, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Caviar, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Black | 2132-10 | 5 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Raven Black | PPF-59 | 4.7 | 4.3 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Dark Kettle Black | 4011-2 | 5 | 5.3 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Black Magic | 1001-7 | 5 | 5.2 | clearly different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams black colors nearest to Caviar (LRV 3) by LRV.
Lighter than Caviar
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 6990 |
| Hex | #313031 |
| RGB | 49, 48, 49 |
| HSL | 300°, 1%, 19% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 20.0, 0.7, -0.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Black |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Caviar (SW 6990), published as #313031
#23282F
#3F3831
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Caviar (SW 6990)?
- Caviar has an LRV of 3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Caviar is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Caviar in another brand?
- Black (BM 2132-10) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Caviar warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Caviar as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.5; 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.