Black Beauty (BM 2128-10) vs Tricorn Black (SW 6258)

Living room with walls painted Benjamin Moore Black Beauty 2128-10 (simulated) — Black Beauty BM 2128-10#393736, LRV 5.3

Living room with walls painted Sherwin-Williams Tricorn Black SW 6258 (simulated) — Tricorn Black SW 6258#2F2F30, LRV 3

Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.

Quick decision

Lighter: Black Beauty, LRV 5.3 vs 3.
Warmer: Black Beauty, both neutral gray (Lab b* 0.9 vs -0.6).
North rooms: Black Beauty keeps more brightness (L* 19.2 vs 15.3 in north light); both drift gray about equally.
Trim that works: Oyster BM 2115-70, #ECE9E8, LRV 80.4: the Benjamin Moore white closest in hue to both.
Closeness: deltaE 3.1, noticeably different. At 3.1, test both: on a full wall the difference will show.

See each color

Black BeautyBenjamin Moore, BM 2128-10LRV 5.3, #393736

Tricorn BlackSherwin-Williams, SW 6258LRV 3, #2F2F30

More comparisons with Tricorn Black

Black Beauty (BM 2128-10) is slightly lighter than Tricorn Black (SW 6258) and slightly warmer: LRV 5.3 vs 3, deltaE 3.1 (noticeably different).

Side by side

Measure	Black Beauty	Tricorn Black	Gap
Brand	Benjamin Moore	Sherwin-Williams
Color code	2128-10	SW 6258
Hex	#393736	#2F2F30
RGB	57, 55, 54	47, 47, 48
HSL	20°, 3%, 22%	240°, 1%, 19%
LRV (light reflectance value)	5.3	3	+2.3
Lab L*	23.2	19.4	+3.8
Lab a*	0.7	0.2	+0.4
Lab b*	0.9	-0.6	+1.6
Undertone	Neutral	Neutral
Temperature	neutral	neutral
Color family	Black	Black

Same paint, two kinds of light

Black Beauty (BM 2128-10), published as #393736

North light (cool, indirect)
#2B2F34

South light (warm, direct)
#473F36

Tricorn Black (SW 6258), published as #2F2F30

North light (cool, indirect)
#21272E

South light (warm, direct)
#3D3730

These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works

Which should you pick

Rules of thumb computed from the LRV and Lab values in the table above; no room test was done.

Pick Black Beauty (BM 2128-10) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 2.3 LRV points lighter (5.3 vs 3), so it bounces back more of the limited light
Pick Tricorn Black (SW 6258) for a south-facing room, because its Lab b* is -0.6 against 0.9, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
Pick Black Beauty (BM 2128-10) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 0.9), which counters cool indirect light

Closest matches to Black Beauty in other brands

Closest matches to Tricorn Black in other brands

Common questions

Is Black Beauty the same color as Tricorn Black?: They are noticeably different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 3.1. Most people can see the difference between Black Beauty and Tricorn Black side by side.
Which is lighter, Black Beauty or Tricorn Black?: Black Beauty, with an LRV of 5.3 against 3.

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By Paint Pairs. Color data from manufacturer specifications, via PaintDB. The most-viewed colors are checked against each manufacturer's own color page.

Published 2026-10-01. Updated 2026-10-01.

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.