Match Black Forest Green

Benjamin Moore Black Forest Green is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 3. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Benjamin Moore
Black Forest Green
PM-12#242E2CLRV 3Cool

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.

Black Forest Green
Black Forest Green
Black Forest Green
Benjamin Moore
Black Forest Green
HC-187 · LRV 5
Benjamin Moore
Black Forest Green
PM-12 · LRV 3

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 5 vs 3), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

View color →ΔE 0.0 — Imperceptible
Whale Gray
Whale Gray
Black Forest Green
Benjamin Moore
Black Forest Green
PM-12 · LRV 3

Whale Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 3), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

View color →ΔE 3.7 — Noticeable
Black Forest Green
Nocturnal Green
Nocturnal Green
Black Forest Green vs Nocturnal Green
Benjamin Moore
Black Forest Green
PM-12 · LRV 3
Valspar
Nocturnal Green
5011-1 · LRV 3

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 3 vs 3), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

View color →ΔE 4.0 — Noticeable
Black Forest Green
Night Watch
Night Watch
Black Forest Green vs Night Watch
Benjamin Moore
Black Forest Green
PM-12 · LRV 3
Sherwin-Williams
Night Watch
9680 · LRV 4

With LRVs of 4 and 3, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

View color →ΔE 4.7 — Noticeable
Black Forest Green
Graphite black
Graphite black
Black Forest Green vs Graphite black
Benjamin Moore
Black Forest Green
PM-12 · LRV 3
RAL ClassicClassic
Graphite black
RAL 9011 · LRV 5

With LRVs of 5 and 3, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

View color →ΔE 4.9 — Noticeable
Black Forest Green
Night Jewels 1
Night Jewels 1
Black Forest Green vs Night Jewels 1
Benjamin Moore
Black Forest Green
PM-12 · LRV 3
Dulux
Night Jewels 1
00NN 05/000 · LRV 5

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 5 vs 3), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

View color →ΔE 5.3 — Noticeable
Black Forest Green
Lamp Black
Lamp Black
Black Forest Green vs Lamp Black
Benjamin Moore
Black Forest Green
PM-12 · LRV 3
Little Greene
Lamp Black
228 · LRV 3

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 3 vs 3), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

View color →ΔE 5.5 — Noticeable
Black Forest Green
RAL 790-3
RAL 790-3
Black Forest Green vs RAL 790-3
Benjamin Moore
Black Forest Green
PM-12 · LRV 3
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 790-3
RAL 790-3 · LRV 4

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 4 vs 3), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

View color →ΔE 6.0 — Noticeable
Black Forest Green
Mascara
Mascara
Black Forest Green vs Mascara
Benjamin Moore
Black Forest Green
PM-12 · LRV 3
Cloverdale Paint
Mascara
EX348 · LRV 4

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 4 vs 3), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

View color →ΔE 6.8 — Noticeable
Black Forest Green
Pitch Black
Pitch Black
Black Forest Green vs Pitch Black
Benjamin Moore
Black Forest Green
PM-12 · LRV 3
Farrow & Ball
Pitch Black
256 · LRV 5

With LRVs of 5 and 3, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

View color →ΔE 8.3 — Noticeable
Black Forest Green
Starless Sky
Starless Sky
Black Forest Green vs Starless Sky
Benjamin Moore
Black Forest Green
PM-12 · LRV 3
PPG
Starless Sky
PPG0995-7 · LRV 5

With LRVs of 5 and 3, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

View color →ΔE 8.9 — Noticeable
Black Forest Green
S 8000-N
S 8000-N
Black Forest Green vs S 8000-N
Benjamin Moore
Black Forest Green
PM-12 · LRV 3
NCS
S 8000-N
S 8000-N · LRV 5

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 5 vs 3), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 10.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

View color →ΔE 10.1 — Distinct
Black Forest Green
Midnight
Black Forest Green vs Midnight
Benjamin Moore
Black Forest Green
PM-12 · LRV 3
Tikkurila
Midnight
Y498 · LRV 6

With LRVs of 6 and 3, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

View color →ΔE 10.2 — Distinct
Black Forest Green
Blackened Black
Blackened Black
Black Forest Green vs Blackened Black
Benjamin Moore
Black Forest Green
PM-12 · LRV 3
Jotun
Blackened Black
9938 · LRV 7

A 4-point LRV gap (7 vs 3) makes Blackened Black the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 13.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

View color →ΔE 13.8 — Distinct