Concrete grey vs Lamp Black

RAL Classic
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Little Greene

Concrete grey (RAL Classic) and Lamp Black (Little Greene) come from different manufacturers. The 21-point LRV gap — 23 for Concrete grey vs 3 for Lamp Black — means Concrete grey will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 35.3 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives.

Concrete grey vs Lamp Black Color Comparison

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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.

ΔE 35.3Very different colors

Color Details

Concrete grey
RAL Classic · RAL 7023
Hex#808076
LRV23.2
BrandRAL Classic
NumberRAL 7023
Undertone
Temperature
Brightnessdark
View Concrete grey
Lamp Black
Little Greene · 228
Hex#2e2d2e
LRV2.7
BrandLittle Greene
Number228
UndertonePurple
Temperatureneutral
Brightnessdark
View Lamp Black

Concrete grey vs Lamp Black in Real Spaces

Seeing Concrete grey and Lamp Black in actual rooms makes the difference concrete. Browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall. Showing 2 room types where both colors have photos.

Kitchen

Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Concrete grey returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Concrete grey
RAL Classic  Concrete grey RAL 7023 kitchen

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Lamp Black
Little Greene Lamp Black 228 kitchen island

@lc_painting

Front Door

On a front door, the color is both the first and last thing you see — a context where even a modest tonal difference reads clearly. Concrete grey reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Lamp Black.

Concrete grey
RAL Classic  Concrete grey RAL 7023 front door

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Lamp Black
Little Greene Lamp Black 228 front door

@lp_lisalisa

More Concrete grey comparisons

See how Concrete grey stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Concrete grey
White Dove

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Ammonite
Concrete grey
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Iron Ore
Concrete grey
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Purbeck Stone
Concrete grey
Purbeck Stone

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Evergreen Fog
Concrete grey
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Mizzle
Concrete grey
Mizzle

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Agreeable Gray
Concrete grey
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Denim Drift
Concrete grey
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Tranquil Dawn
Concrete grey
Tranquil Dawn

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Balboa Mist
Concrete grey
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Vintage Vogue
Concrete grey
Vintage Vogue

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Pale Green
Concrete grey
Pale Green

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Pine Needle
Concrete grey
Pine Needle

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Cement grey
Concrete grey
Cement grey

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RAL Classic

Black grey
Concrete grey
Black grey

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Humble Yellow
Concrete grey
Humble Yellow

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Windmill Lane
Concrete grey
Windmill Lane

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Senses
Concrete grey
Senses

Senses reads lighter

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Washed Linen
Concrete grey
Washed Linen

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Tea with Florence
Concrete grey
Tea with Florence

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Ocean Abyss
Concrete grey
Ocean Abyss

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Obsidian Green
Concrete grey
Obsidian Green

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Classic Silver
Concrete grey
Classic Silver

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Teton Blue
Concrete grey
Teton Blue

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RAL 110-2
Concrete grey
RAL 110-2

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RAL 110-1
Concrete grey
RAL 110-1

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RAL 180-1
Concrete grey
RAL 180-1

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S 8000-N
Concrete grey
S 8000-N

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S 0500-N
Concrete grey
S 0500-N

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S 0502-Y
Concrete grey
S 0502-Y

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