Match Light Charcoal

Dulux Light Charcoal is a light-reflective shade, neutral in character with an LRV of 62. 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.

View full Light Charcoal color page →
Light Charcoal
Dulux
Light Charcoal
88BG 62/005#cbcccbLRV 62Neutral

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.

Light Charcoal
Night Jewels 5
Light Charcoal
Night Jewels 5
Dulux
Light Charcoal
88BG 62/005 · LRV 62
Dulux
Night Jewels 5
00NN 62/000 · LRV 62

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 62), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.4Imperceptible
Nomadic Travels
Nomadic Travels
Light Charcoal
Light Charcoal
Nomadic Travels vs Light Charcoal
Cloverdale Paint
Nomadic Travels
0524 · LRV 62
Dulux
Light Charcoal
88BG 62/005 · LRV 62

With LRVs of 62 and 62, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.9Imperceptible
Light Charcoal
Light Charcoal
Telegrey 4
Telegrey 4
Light Charcoal vs Telegrey 4
Dulux
Light Charcoal
88BG 62/005 · LRV 62
RAL ClassicClassic
Telegrey 4
RAL 7047 · LRV 59

A 3-point LRV gap (62 vs 59) makes Light Charcoal the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 0.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.9Imperceptible
Cement Gray
Light Charcoal
Light Charcoal
Cement Gray vs Light Charcoal
Benjamin Moore
Cement Gray
2112-60 · LRV 60
Dulux
Light Charcoal
88BG 62/005 · LRV 62

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.9Imperceptible
Light Charcoal
Light Charcoal
Steely Gaze
Steely Gaze
Light Charcoal vs Steely Gaze
Dulux
Light Charcoal
88BG 62/005 · LRV 62
PPG
Steely Gaze
PPG0996-2 · LRV 60

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.9Imperceptible
Loft Space
Loft Space
Light Charcoal
Light Charcoal
Loft Space vs Light Charcoal
Behr
Loft Space
N500-2 · LRV 61
Dulux
Light Charcoal
88BG 62/005 · LRV 62

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 61), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.9Imperceptible
Light Charcoal
Light Charcoal
Passive
Passive
Light Charcoal vs Passive
Dulux
Light Charcoal
88BG 62/005 · LRV 62
Sherwin-Williams
Passive
7064 · LRV 60

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.1Subtle
Light Charcoal
Light Charcoal
RAL 110-6
RAL 110-6
Light Charcoal vs RAL 110-6
Dulux
Light Charcoal
88BG 62/005 · LRV 62
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-6
RAL 110-6 · LRV 58

Light Charcoal reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.4Subtle
Light Charcoal
Light Charcoal
H499
Light Charcoal vs H499
Dulux
Light Charcoal
88BG 62/005 · LRV 62
Tikkurila
H499
H499 · LRV 57

Light Charcoal reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.8Subtle
Light Charcoal
Light Charcoal
Skylight
Skylight
Light Charcoal vs Skylight
Dulux
Light Charcoal
88BG 62/005 · LRV 62
Farrow & Ball
Skylight
205 · LRV 62

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 62), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.9Subtle
Light Charcoal
Light Charcoal
Gauze - Dark
Gauze - Dark
Light Charcoal vs Gauze - Dark
Dulux
Light Charcoal
88BG 62/005 · LRV 62
Little Greene
Gauze - Dark
166 · LRV 60

With LRVs of 62 and 60, 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
Light Charcoal
Light Charcoal
Gravity
Gravity
Light Charcoal vs Gravity
Dulux
Light Charcoal
88BG 62/005 · LRV 62
Valspar
Gravity
4005-1B · LRV 56

A 6-point LRV gap (62 vs 56) makes Light Charcoal the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.6Subtle
Light Charcoal
Light Charcoal
S 1500-N
S 1500-N
Light Charcoal vs S 1500-N
Dulux
Light Charcoal
88BG 62/005 · LRV 62
NCS
S 1500-N
S 1500-N · LRV 64

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 64 vs 62), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.2Noticeable
Light Charcoal
Light Charcoal
Oxford River
Oxford River
Light Charcoal vs Oxford River
Dulux
Light Charcoal
88BG 62/005 · LRV 62
Jotun
Oxford River
9915 · LRV 65

A 3-point LRV gap (65 vs 62) makes Oxford River the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.5Noticeable