Cracked Pepper (SW 9580)
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Cracked Pepper (SW 9580) is a very deep, warm black from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 5, so it reflects about 5 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cracked Pepper
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Cracked Pepper 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 Cracked Pepper, 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 | Night Shade | 2116-10 | 6.1 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Sweet Molasses | PPU5-20 | 5.8 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Black Raisin | 4002-2C | 7 | 4.1 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Dark Granite | 1005-7 | 6 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams black colors nearest to Cracked Pepper (LRV 5) by LRV.
Lighter than Cracked Pepper
Darker than Cracked Pepper
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9580 |
| Hex | #483C37 |
| RGB | 72, 60, 55 |
| HSL | 18°, 13%, 25% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 26.4, 4.3, 5.0 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Black |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cracked Pepper (SW 9580), published as #483C37
#3B3436
#564437
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cracked Pepper (SW 9580)?
- Cracked Pepper has an LRV of 5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cracked Pepper is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Cracked Pepper in another brand?
- Night Shade (BM 2116-10) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Cracked Pepper warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Cracked Pepper as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.0; 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.