Black Fox (SW 7020)
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Black Fox (SW 7020) is a very deep, neutral brown from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 7, so it reflects about 7 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Black Fox
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Black Fox by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper brown, 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 Black Fox, 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 | Midsummer Night | 2134-20 | 7.8 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Espresso Beans | PPU5-01 | 6 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Deep Earth | 6010-2 | 7 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Phantom Mist | 1002-7 | 6 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams brown colors nearest to Black Fox (LRV 7) by LRV.
Lighter than Black Fox
Darker than Black Fox
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 7020 |
| Hex | #4F4842 |
| RGB | 79, 72, 66 |
| HSL | 28°, 9%, 28% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 7 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 31.1, 1.8, 4.7 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Black Fox (SW 7020), published as #4F4842
#414041
#5D5042
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Black Fox (SW 7020)?
- Black Fox has an LRV of 7. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Black Fox is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Black Fox in another brand?
- Midsummer Night (BM 2134-20) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Black Fox warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Black Fox as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.7; 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.