Sherwin Williams

Black Bean

SW 6006

Black Fox (#4F4842) is a deep, desaturated charcoal with brown undertones, sitting between warm espresso and cool slate on the color spectrum. Its LRV of 7 means it reflects very little light and produces a dense, absorptive surface. The brown influence prevents it from reading as a pure cool gray, giving it a neutral-warm balance that pairs with both warm and cool adjacent tones.

Sherwin-Williams Alabaster and Shoji White create clean contrast, while Urbane Bronze and Retreat offer layered earth-toned coordination within the same product line.

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Brand

Sherwin Williams

Code

SW 6006

Collection

Colormix Forecast 2019 (Raconteur), West Elm Collection 2024, Historic Color Scheme 6, Warm Neutral Color Scheme 5, Natural Living Palette

Black Bean in Real Homes (12 Photos)

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Black Bean in Different Light

Light temperature is measured in Kelvin: a warm 2700K bulb pulls colors toward yellow, while 5000K daylight reads cooler and truer. Check the color at the time of day you actually use the room.

Artificial Lighting

Bedroom scene to simulate Sherwin Williams Black Bean under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Sherwin Williams Black Bean under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Red

Strength

Low

Temperature

warm

Hue Angle

11°

Red Family

Lightness

22%

Dark

Saturation

14%

Very Muted

LRV

4.0

0%100%

Very Dark

Dark

Medium

Light

Very Light

White

LRV measures how much light a color reflects, from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white). Below about 50 a color needs good lighting to avoid going flat, 60 and up helps brighten a room, and most whites sit above 80.

Color Position

Saturation →

Lightness →

Color Codes

HEX

#403330

RGB Decimal

64, 51, 48

RGB Percent

25.1%, 20.0%, 18.8%

HSL

11.3, 14.3%, 22.0%

HSV

11.3, 25.0%, 25.1%

CMYK

0.0%, 20.3%, 25.0%, 74.9%

YIQ

54.5, 8.7, 1.8

XYZ

3.83, 3.67, 3.30

CIE Lab

22.55, 5.27, 4.10

CIE Luv

22.55, 7.30, 3.47

Hunter Lab

19.16, 3.29, 2.33

Decimal

4207408

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Black Bean Brown Velvet Espresso Bean Wenge

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Black Bean Chocolate Croissant Sequoia Monkeypod

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Black Bean Regent Green Black Knight Rickrack

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Black Bean Southern Vine Raspberry Truffle Down-To-Earth

Closest Paint Matches

Cross-brand matches are close, never exact. Each brand uses different bases and sheens, so sample before you buy gallons.

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