The floor finish is the reference
Judge Tricorn Black against your actual wood finish, not a generic wood species label. The starting material direction here is white plaster and oak doors. Tricorn Black is an appropriate baseline for comparing blacks because the manufacturer explicitly describes it without undertones.
Repeated black casings can divide a room into many outlines; the total number of painted edges is a design decision beyond color selection.
Test the dominant wood color, not one grain line
Check the outline between Tricorn Black and the darkest part of the floor or wood furniture. Deep paint and dark timber may lose separation in evening light. Decide whether that continuous dark effect is intended, or whether a lighter painted boundary would give the room clearer structure.
Tricorn Black and Black Magic both have a published LRV of 3. That equality describes reflectance, not matching colorants or identical undertones.
The condition for keeping Tricorn Black
Map every black edge in the room before painting; the number of outlines matters as much as the shade. The trim color comparison covers that related choice.
Keep the Tricorn Black board vertical at the floor edge. A match to one pale grain line can misrepresent the dominant color across the installed floor. Judge the broad timber background from standing height. If the floor will be refinished, repeat the comparison with the approved new stain sample before ordering the wall paint. The coordinating color options covers that related choice. Before ordering samples, compare room-planning features in the paint color visualizer roundup.
Sources & notes
Color specifications: Sherwin-Williams Tricorn Black SW-6258. The recorded LRV is 3. Named comparison values come from the respective manufacturers; material schemes are editorial suggestions.
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