Black is one of the most versatile and timeless paint colors. You can find the color in almost any house you go to, and not necessarily on vanities, walls, or cabinets, but more on door frames, exterior walls, and window frames.
Sherwin Williams has a wide array of black paint colors, each having its own unique look and feel. We’ve taken it upon ourselves to look for some of the best matte black paint colors from Sherwin Williams and share them with you.
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Sherwin Williams Tricorn Black
SW Tricorn Black has been said to be one of the blackest paint colors that the company makes, so it’s no surprise it’s one of the most popular and best-selling black paint colors from Sherwin Williams.
It’s a true black paint color with no undertones, making it a perfect neutral, base, or accent. This also enables the paint color to give your home a timeless, classy, and elegant look.
It’s a very dark paint color that’s overly saturated in the black colorant, making it impervious to various types of lighting, including incandescent, LED, or fluorescent blue light.
Tricorn Black can be used anywhere you’d want a touch of black, be it furniture, window shutters, garage doors, vanities, accent walls, rooms, entryway doors, kitchen cabinets, or islands.
You can notice its neutrality in the above example, with how it nicely blends with the beiges and whites without feeling like a cool or warm leaning blue like most matte black paint colors.
Sherwin Williams Black of Night
SW Black of Night is a dominant, cool Sherwin-William matte black paint color that has a rich and stark appeal with a major inclination for the cooler tone color palettes.
Unlike other SW black paint colors that usually have either a blue, green, or purple undertone, Black of Night has a blend of blue as well as green.
It’s the perfect black paint color for adding a visual punch, especially when there’s a considerable amount of natural light indoors. You can also use bright artificial lighting for a grand look, like in the above example.
Sherwin Williams Caviar
SW Caviar belongs to the warm black paint colors category for Sherwin Williams, thanks to the slight brown undertone that it possesses.
The brown undertone doesn’t necessarily make the warmth of the paint color prominent, which can be noticed once you place Caviar against a true black paint color like Tricorn Black.
Caviar is perfect for complementing creamy tones and wooden textures.
If you have blush accents like the purple throw and pillows in the above example, we recommend using them. Caviar has a sneaky purple undertone that comes out when you pair it with blush tones, so consider them to add a bright color to your palette.
Sherwin Williams Inkwell
SW Inkwell is a cool matte black paint color with notable blue and gray undertones, so if you like a black paint color with a touch of crisp blue to it, Inkwell is an excellent choice!
The hint of blue makes the paint color a gorgeous accent on cabinets, wainscoting, built-in shelves, entryway doors, as well as exteriors.
NB: If you plan to use Inkwell, because of the blue in it, you must allow plenty of natural light in the room to enable the blue undertone to come out and prevent it from looking flat like a dull, true black paint color. Even in dull and dingy corners, Inkwell is bound to look like a true black paint color.
Sherwin Williams Greenblack
As the name suggests, SW Greenblack is a cool matte black paint color with notable green undertones.
The striking and bold dark paint color has a modern and contemporary touch and is slightly lighter than Tricorn Black and Caviar.
NB: Ensure you use Greenblack in cooler tone color palettes of your home. Even though it can still work with warmer tones, it pairs best with green grays, blue grays, crisp whites, creams, and grays, making it an excellent alternative to Tricorn Black on your window frames, fireplace surround, vanity, or cabinets.
Also, you must allow ample natural light to enter if you plan to use the color on cabinets or walls to allow that green undertone to come out and impart a touch of visual interest into your space.
Notice how the creams and wooden textures stand out against the Greenblack on the walls. Using warm lighting for the sconces and chandelier is also another great example of how to up the visual appeal of this paint color.
Sherwin Williams Black Magic
SW Black Magic is a sophisticated, timeless, warm-toned matte black paint color with notable brown-red undertones.
It’s one of the best Sherwin William black paint colors, with its warmth making it a top contender for spaces with ample wooden textures and beiges, as evident in the above bedroom.
Black Magic suits various interior design styles, including mid-century, contemporary, Scandi, modern, and minimalist.
Color Disclaimer
Please note that all paint colors displayed on this page are for illustrative purposes only. Due to variations in screen settings, lighting, and other factors, the colors you see on your screen may differ from the actual paint colors. We recommend viewing a physical color sample or swatch for the most accurate representation.
