Armory (SW 9600)
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Armory (SW 9600) is a very deep, neutral black from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 5, so it reflects about 5 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Armory
Three Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Armory 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 Armory, 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 Beauty | 2128-10 | 5.3 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Off Broadway | MQ1-35 | 5.1 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Dark Kettle Black | 4011-2 | 5 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Black Magic | 1001-7 | 5 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams black colors nearest to Armory (LRV 5) by LRV.
Lighter than Armory
Darker than Armory
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9600 |
| Hex | #413D3C |
| RGB | 65, 61, 60 |
| HSL | 12°, 4%, 25% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 5 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 26.1, 1.5, 1.2 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Black |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Armory (SW 9600), published as #413D3C
#33353A
#4F453C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Armory (SW 9600)?
- Armory has an LRV of 5. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Armory is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Armory in another brand?
- Off Broadway (Behr MQ1-35) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Armory warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Armory as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.2; 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.