![]() ![]() SOUTH-FACING ROOMS – In South-facing rooms, there tends to be a consistently bright light throughout the day. Lighter colors will appear more muted or grayed down, while bolder colors will show up, or appear sounder. NORTH-FACING ROOMS – Light in North-facing rooms comes off cooler and somewhat bluish. I haven’t researched that just yet.īut overall, if you want a true black paint color, Tricorn Black is it. Now, is it the blackest black paint color among all brands? Honestly, I’m not sure. “definitely our blackest black, a really rich, deep perfect black.” Jackie Jordan, director of color marketing for Sherwin-Williams ![]() Jacie Jordan, the director of Sherwin Williams color marketing confirmed it. Yes, Tricorn Black is Sherwin Williams’s blackest black. “Our most popular black - the truest of true blacks, Jackie Jordan, director of color marketing for Sherwin-Williams, IS SHERWIN WILLIAMS TRICORN BLACK THE BLACKEST BLACK? Tricorn Black is a very neutral black that for the most part is a true black. This is a great black paint color to use if you are worried about it showing any unwanted colors. Instead of referring to it as a true black, I like to say it’s a no-nonsense black paint color. Going solely off of spectral data, Sherwin Williams Tricorn Black is pretty dang close to true black paint color. That being said depending on what color you compare it to, it may potentially look cooler or warmer in tone. I find comparing it to another color will allow you to see the tone better. If you are wondering how you can determine whether or not a paint color is warm or cool in tone, all you need to do is compare it to another paint color. In my experience, this is a color that stays pretty dang neutral. Tricorn Black doesn’t really lean warm or cool. It will take hours off your painting time! IS TRICORN BLACK A WARM OR COOL PAINT COLOR? WAIT! Before you start painting make sure you have the best painting tools to make your job easier. Lighting plays a significant role in the way a paint color looks. The way a color acts in a space is highly influenced by the lighting as well as the surroundings in it. You may see an undertone show up in a paint color that someone else doesn’t see. Let me dive a little deeper into this question. Tricorn Black doesn’t have any notable undertones. This may seem like a super silly question but hey, I’m going to answer anyway. Tricorn Black is part of a few different color collections, most notably Sherwin Williams Top 50 Colors. Some are created by paint color experts, others are grouped by color. Overall, the hue family allows you to understand the paint color’s origin and it gives you some insight into how the color may or may not act.įinally, to finish off this stats section, let’s talk about color collections.Īll a color collection truthfully means is it’s a curated group of paint colors. SW Tricorn Black is from the purple-blue hue family. For example, red, blue, green, yellow, etc. The hue family is based on the origins of the colors we can see. One of the lesser known or talked about stats is the hue family of a paint color. Now having an idea of what LRV means, you could have guessed that Tricorn would have a super low LRV being that it is so dark of a color. It is a measurement commonly used by design professionals that measures the amount of light reflected from and absorbed by a surface. LRVs range from 0-100, with 100 being pure white and 0 being absolute black.Ī great article to read to learn more about LRV is Light Reflectance Value: What Do Those Numbers Mean? ![]() ![]() And for a homeowner that’s completely normal!ĭon’t worry though, if you are unfamiliar with LRV, I’m going to give you a very brief overview of what it is. But a lot of people don’t know what it is or why it’s useful. And it can be very helpful in choosing a paint color. LRV is a very commonly used term you hear when it comes to paint colors. Color Collections: Reasoned, Trendsetter, Top 50 Colors, West Elm, 2021 Tapestry, Rejuvenation – Spring/Summer 2022.Let’s just jump right in with a few fun statistics about Tricorn Black. TRY A TRICORN BLACK SAMPLIZE SAMPLE NOW STATS ![]()
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