Match Charcoal Blue

Behr Charcoal Blue is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 19. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Charcoal Blue
Behr
Charcoal Blue
N490-5#6f7b84LRV 19Cool

Closest matches across every brand

One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.

Charcoal Blue
Charcoal Blue
Black Pepper
Black Pepper
Charcoal Blue vs Black Pepper
Behr
Charcoal Blue
N490-5 · LRV 19
Benjamin Moore
Black Pepper
2130-40 · LRV 21

With LRVs of 21 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

View color →ΔE 0.9 — Imperceptible
Charcoal Blue
Charcoal Blue
S 5010-R90B
Charcoal Blue vs S 5010-R90B
Behr
Charcoal Blue
N490-5 · LRV 19
NCS
S 5010-R90B
S 5010-R90B · LRV 19

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

View color →ΔE 1.0 — Imperceptible
Charcoal Blue
Charcoal Blue
Grey Splendor
Grey Splendor
Charcoal Blue vs Grey Splendor
Behr
Charcoal Blue
N490-5 · LRV 19
Dulux
Grey Splendor
30BB 21/056 · LRV 21

With LRVs of 21 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

View color →ΔE 1.5 — Subtle
Charcoal Blue
Charcoal Blue
Surf
Charcoal Blue vs Surf
Behr
Charcoal Blue
N490-5 · LRV 19
Tikkurila
Surf
S500 · LRV 20

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 20 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

View color →ΔE 2.0 — Subtle
Charcoal Blue
Charcoal Blue
Sheffield Gray
Sheffield Gray
Charcoal Blue vs Sheffield Gray
Behr
Charcoal Blue
N490-5 · LRV 19
PPG
Sheffield Gray
PPG1041-6 · LRV 18

With LRVs of 19 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

View color →ΔE 2.0 — Subtle
Charcoal Blue
Coastal Blue
Charcoal Blue
Coastal Blue
Behr
Charcoal Blue
N490-5 · LRV 19
Jotun
Coastal Blue
5504 · LRV 19

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

View color →ΔE 2.4 — Subtle
Charcoal Blue
Charcoal Blue
Backwater
Backwater
Charcoal Blue vs Backwater
Behr
Charcoal Blue
N490-5 · LRV 19
Cloverdale Paint
Backwater
0513 · LRV 18

With LRVs of 19 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

View color →ΔE 2.5 — Subtle
Charcoal Blue
Charcoal Blue
Downing Slate
Downing Slate
Charcoal Blue vs Downing Slate
Behr
Charcoal Blue
N490-5 · LRV 19
Sherwin-Williams
Downing Slate
2819 · LRV 21

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

View color →ΔE 2.6 — Subtle
Atlantic Shoreline
Charcoal Blue
Atlantic Shoreline
Charcoal Blue
Behr
Atlantic Shoreline
PPU13-4 · LRV 21
Behr
Charcoal Blue
N490-5 · LRV 19

With LRVs of 21 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

View color →ΔE 2.8 — Subtle
Charcoal Blue
Charcoal Blue
De Nimes
De Nimes
Charcoal Blue vs De Nimes
Behr
Charcoal Blue
N490-5 · LRV 19
Farrow & Ball
De Nimes
299 · LRV 19

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

View color →ΔE 3.8 — Noticeable
Charcoal Blue
Charcoal Blue
RAL 820-4
RAL 820-4
Charcoal Blue vs RAL 820-4
Behr
Charcoal Blue
N490-5 · LRV 19
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 820-4
RAL 820-4 · LRV 23

A 4-point LRV gap (23 vs 19) makes RAL 820-4 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

View color →ΔE 5.2 — Noticeable
Charcoal Blue
Charcoal Blue
Squirrel grey
Squirrel grey
Charcoal Blue vs Squirrel grey
Behr
Charcoal Blue
N490-5 · LRV 19
RAL ClassicClassic
Squirrel grey
RAL 7000 · LRV 26

Squirrel grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

View color →ΔE 5.2 — Noticeable
Charcoal Blue
Charcoal Blue
Etruria
Etruria
Charcoal Blue vs Etruria
Behr
Charcoal Blue
N490-5 · LRV 19
Little Greene
Etruria
326 · LRV 19

With LRVs of 19 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

View color →ΔE 5.4 — Noticeable
Charcoal Blue
Charcoal Blue
Passageway
Passageway
Charcoal Blue vs Passageway
Behr
Charcoal Blue
N490-5 · LRV 19
Valspar
Passageway
V137-6 · LRV 14

A 5-point LRV gap (19 vs 14) makes Charcoal Blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

View color →ΔE 7.0 — Noticeable