Lamp Black vs Black blue
Where Lamp Black belongs to Little Greene's range, Black blue is a RAL Classic color. Hue-wise, Lamp Black belongs to the grey family and Black blue to the blue family. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (3 vs 5), so they'll read as similarly Dark in most lighting conditions. With a ΔE of 10.2, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Lamp Black vs Black blue in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Lamp Black and Black blue in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Front Door
A front door is a focal point — small color differences read clearly at this concentrated scale. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Lamp Black vs Black blue Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lamp Black on one side and Black blue on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Lamp Black comparisons
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