Match Kendall Charcoal

Benjamin Moore Kendall Charcoal is a deep, low-reflectance shade, neutral in character with an LRV of 15. The matches below are the closest equivalents available across every brand on Pontata, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score. A ΔE under 3 is subtle; under 10 is noticeable but harmonious; above 25 means genuinely different colors.

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Kendall Charcoal
Benjamin Moore
Kendall Charcoal
HC-166#676662LRV 15Neutral

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.

Kendall Charcoal
Flint
Kendall Charcoal vs Flint
Kendall Charcoal
Flint
Benjamin Moore
Kendall Charcoal
HC-166 · LRV 15
Cloverdale Paint
Flint
EX336 · LRV 13

With LRVs of 15 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.5Imperceptible
Kendall Charcoal
Kendall Charcoal vs Storm Warning
Kendall Charcoal
Storm Warning
Benjamin Moore
Kendall Charcoal
HC-166 · LRV 15
Sherwin-Williams
Storm Warning
9555 · LRV 14

With LRVs of 15 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.0Imperceptible
Black Locust
Kendall Charcoal
Black Locust vs Kendall Charcoal
Black Locust
Kendall Charcoal
Behr
Black Locust
PPU25-02 · LRV 13
Benjamin Moore
Kendall Charcoal
HC-166 · LRV 15

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.7Subtle
Kendall Charcoal
Fahm
Kendall Charcoal vs Fahm
Kendall Charcoal
Fahm
Benjamin Moore
Kendall Charcoal
HC-166 · LRV 15
Jotun
Fahm
9925 · LRV 14

With LRVs of 15 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.7Subtle
Burnt Ember
Kendall Charcoal
Burnt Ember vs Kendall Charcoal
Burnt Ember
Kendall Charcoal
Benjamin Moore
Burnt Ember
CSP-120 · LRV 16
Benjamin Moore
Kendall Charcoal
HC-166 · LRV 15

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.8Subtle
Kendall Charcoal
Dark Lead Colour
Kendall Charcoal vs Dark Lead Colour
Kendall Charcoal
Dark Lead Colour
Benjamin Moore
Kendall Charcoal
HC-166 · LRV 15
Little Greene
Dark Lead Colour
118 · LRV 15

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.0Subtle
Kendall Charcoal
RAL 850-5
Kendall Charcoal vs RAL 850-5
Kendall Charcoal
RAL 850-5
Benjamin Moore
Kendall Charcoal
HC-166 · LRV 15
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 850-5
RAL 850-5 · LRV 14

With LRVs of 15 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.3Subtle
Kendall Charcoal
Armory
Kendall Charcoal vs Armory
Kendall Charcoal
Armory
Benjamin Moore
Kendall Charcoal
HC-166 · LRV 15
PPG
Armory
PPG1009-6 · LRV 14

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.3Subtle
Kendall Charcoal
Down Pipe
Kendall Charcoal vs Down Pipe
Kendall Charcoal
Down Pipe
Benjamin Moore
Kendall Charcoal
HC-166 · LRV 15
Farrow & Ball
Down Pipe
26 · LRV 13

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 15 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.4Subtle
Kendall Charcoal
Kendall Charcoal vs V497
Kendall Charcoal
V497
Benjamin Moore
Kendall Charcoal
HC-166 · LRV 15
Tikkurila
V497
V497 · LRV 15

With LRVs of 15 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.5Subtle
Kendall Charcoal
Kendall Charcoal vs Grey Tabby
Kendall Charcoal
Grey Tabby
Benjamin Moore
Kendall Charcoal
HC-166 · LRV 15
Dulux
Grey Tabby
00NN 16/000 · LRV 16

With LRVs of 16 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.8Subtle
Kendall Charcoal
Quartz grey
Kendall Charcoal vs Quartz grey
Kendall Charcoal
Quartz grey
Benjamin Moore
Kendall Charcoal
HC-166 · LRV 15
RAL ClassicClassic
Quartz grey
RAL 7039 · LRV 17

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 3.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.0Subtle
Kendall Charcoal
Sea Grove
Kendall Charcoal vs Sea Grove
Kendall Charcoal
Sea Grove
Benjamin Moore
Kendall Charcoal
HC-166 · LRV 15
Valspar
Sea Grove
T698 · LRV 15

With LRVs of 15 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.6Noticeable
Kendall Charcoal
S 7000-N
Kendall Charcoal vs S 7000-N
Kendall Charcoal
S 7000-N
Benjamin Moore
Kendall Charcoal
HC-166 · LRV 15
NCS
S 7000-N
S 7000-N · LRV 11

Kendall Charcoal reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.1Noticeable