Lamp Black vs Mineral Gray
Where Lamp Black belongs to Little Greene's range, Mineral Gray is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Lamp Black belongs to the grey family and Mineral Gray to the blue-grey family. Mineral Gray (LRV 9) reflects noticeably more light than Lamp Black (LRV 3), a difference of 7 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Lamp Black runs purple while Mineral Gray is decidedly cool, which means they'll respond very differently to warm vs cool light sources. With a ΔE of NaN, 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 Mineral Gray in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Lamp Black and Mineral Gray in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Mineral Gray reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Mineral Gray reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Lamp Black vs Mineral Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lamp Black on one side and Mineral Gray 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.
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