Tricorn Black (SW 6258) vs Black Fox (SW 7020)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Quick decision
- Lighter
- Black Fox, LRV 7 vs 3.
- Warmer
- Black Fox (Lab b* 4.7 vs -0.6). Tricorn Black reads neutral gray; Black Fox reads warm charcoal.
- North rooms
- Black Fox keeps more brightness (L* 27.2 vs 15.3 in north light); Tricorn Black drifts less gray (chroma drop 0.0 vs 4.2).
- Trim that works
- Crystalline SW 9691, #E9E3DE, LRV 77: the Sherwin-Williams white closest in hue to both.
- Closeness
- deltaE 10.0, clearly different. At 10.0, treat them as different colors.
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Tricorn Black
More comparisons with Tricorn Black
Tricorn Black (SW 6258) is slightly darker than Black Fox (SW 7020) and cooler: LRV 3 vs 7, deltaE 10.0 (clearly different).
Side by side
| Measure | Tricorn Black | Black Fox | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams | Sherwin-Williams | |
| Color code | SW 6258 | SW 7020 | |
| Hex | #2F2F30 | #4F4842 | |
| RGB | 47, 47, 48 | 79, 72, 66 | |
| HSL | 240°, 1%, 19% | 28°, 9%, 28% | |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 3 | 7 | −4 |
| Lab L* | 19.4 | 31.1 | −11.6 |
| Lab a* | 0.2 | 1.8 | −1.5 |
| Lab b* | -0.6 | 4.7 | −5.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral | Warm | |
| Temperature | neutral | neutral | |
| Color family | Black | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tricorn Black (SW 6258), published as #2F2F30
#21272E
#3D3730
Black Fox (SW 7020), published as #4F4842
#414041
#5D5042
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 Fox (SW 7020) for a small room or a north-facing room, because it is 4 LRV points lighter (7 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 4.7, so it is the cooler of the two and offsets warm direct sun
- Pick Black Fox (SW 7020) to warm a north-facing room, because it is the warmer of the two (Lab b* 4.7), which counters cool indirect light
Closest matches to Tricorn Black in other brands
Closest matches to Black Fox in other brands
Common questions
- Is Tricorn Black the same color as Black Fox?
- They are clearly different: a CIEDE2000 difference of 10.0. Tricorn Black and Black Fox are different colors.
- Which is lighter, Tricorn Black or Black Fox?
- Black Fox, with an LRV of 7 against 3.
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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.