Comparison

Vintage Wine vs Black Walnut

Benjamin Moore 2116-20 and PPG 1014-7, ΔE 1.93 apart

Benjamin Moore Vintage Wine 2116-20 on a wall, hex #544649
Vintage Wine Benjamin Moore 2116-20
PPG Black Walnut 1014-7 on a wall, hex #554747
Black Walnut PPG 1014-7
Zeytin’s verdict · ΔE 1.93Twins, almost. Only daylight on a big wall tells them apart.

Benjamin Moore Vintage Wine (2116-20) and PPG Black Walnut (1014-7) measure a delta-E of 1.93 apart. They sit within 0.7 LRV points of each other, so neither will look brighter than the other on the same wall. Both carry a similar amount of color, at chroma 6.5 and 6.3. The undertones part company: Vintage Wine reads as a pink cast at hue angle 3.6 degrees, Black Walnut as a red cast at 20.4. The difference is measurable but subtle. It shows on a large wall in strong daylight and disappears under lamplight. If you need the Black Walnut depth in Benjamin Moore's line, start from its LRV of 6.0 rather than matching by name.

Is Benjamin Moore Vintage Wine the same color as PPG Black Walnut?

Not quite, but close - Benjamin Moore Vintage Wine and PPG Black Walnut are delta-E 1.93 apart, close enough that most rooms would not show the difference.

What is the delta-E between Benjamin Moore Vintage Wine and PPG Black Walnut?

The measured color distance between Benjamin Moore Vintage Wine and PPG Black Walnut is delta-E 1.93.

CLOSEST PAIRΔE 1.93 Vintage Wine and Black Walnut
LIGHTESTVintage Wine LRV 6.7
DARKESTBlack Walnut LRV 6.0
SPREAD0.7LRV points

Side by side

measured values
Vintage Wine Black Walnut
Brand Benjamin Moore PPG
Code 2116-20 1014-7
Hex #544649 #554747
Light reflectance 6.7 6.0
Undertone pink cast red cast
Chroma 6.5 6.3
Hue angle 3.6° 20.4°
Color family black black

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