Sherwin Williams Night Watch SW 9680

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Night Watch for living room (2 photos)
What are Sherwin Williams Night Watch undertones?
Is Night Watch SW 9680 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Night Watch
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Night Watch SW 9680
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	SW 9680
Name:	Night Watch
Brand:	Sherwin Williams
Collections:	Emerald Designer Edition - Classic + Collected

What color is Sherwin Williams Night Watch?

Sherwin Williams Night Watch SW 9680 is a deep, near-black charcoal with a cool blue-green cast visible beneath its dark surface. The low-light value gives it strong presence on cabinetry, interior doors, and accent walls, where it reads almost black from a distance. In brighter natural light, its muted teal-gray undertone becomes easier to notice, keeping the color from feeling flat. Pair it with warm white walls, pale oak, aged brass, or natural stone to bring out contrast and warmth. On an exterior, Night Watch can give shutters, trim, or a front door a crisp, grounded look against lighter siding.

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What are Sherwin Williams Night Watch undertones?

Night Watch is a deep, near-neutral near-black. Its chroma is so low that assigning a specific hue-based undertone would be misleading. Because it is close to neutral, nearby surfaces and the color of the light can noticeably change how warm or cool it appears.

HEX value:

#303636

RGB code:

48, 54, 54

Is Sherwin Williams Night Watch cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 180°, this black leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

SW 9680 Night Watch HSL code: 180, 6%, 20%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

How light temperature affects Night Watch

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

Afternoon

Sunset

In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlight	Visible temp.	Hue	Duration
North	Cool	Bluish	All day
East	Warm	Yellow	Before noon
West	Warm	Orange-red	After noon
South	Warm	Orange-yellow	All day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this black shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Sherwin Williams Night Watch:

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.

Lighter shades

SW 9680
Night Watch

Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Night Watch with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 0, such as Sherwin Williams Mauve Tinge and Studio Mauve.

SW 9680
Night Watch

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LRV of Night Watch

Night Watch has an LRV of 3.54% and refers to Dark colors which means that this color almost does not reflect light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).

Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 3.54%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft² living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.

Color codes

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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#303636
RGB Decimal	48, 54, 54
RGB Percent	18.82%, 21.18%, 21.18%
HSV	Hue: 180° Saturation: 11.11% Value: 21.18%
HSL	hsl(180, 6, 20)
CMYK	Cyan: 11.11 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 78.82
YIQ	Y: 52.206 I: -3.575 Q: -1.269
XYZ	X: 3.204 Y: 3.533 Z: 4.002
CIE Lab	L:22.063 a:-2.552 b:-0.872
CIE Luv	L:22.063 u:-2.854 v:-0.614
Decimal	3159606
Hunter Lab	18.796, -2.469, 0.533