Match Black Opal
Dulux Black Opal is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 6. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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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.
With LRVs of 6 and 3, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 6 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 4), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 6 and 4, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 6 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
At LRV 28 vs 6, Evening in Paris is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 7.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 6 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Black Opal reads slightly lighter (LRV 6 vs 2), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 6 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 11.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 6 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 11.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 13.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 8 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 14.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.