Match Blackened Black

Jotun Blackened Black is a deep, low-reflectance shade, neutral in character with an LRV of 7. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Blackened Black
Jotun
Blackened Black
9938#494948LRV 7Neutral

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 Licorice
Black Licorice
Blackened Black
Blackened Black
Black Licorice vs Blackened Black
Cloverdale Paint
Black Licorice
0529 · LRV 6
Jotun
Blackened Black
9938 · LRV 7

With LRVs of 7 and 6, 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
Blackened Black
Blackened Black
Licorice
Licorice
Blackened Black vs Licorice
Jotun
Blackened Black
9938 · LRV 7
Tikkurila
Licorice
X499 · LRV 7

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 7), 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
Weathered Moss
Blackened Black
Weathered Moss
Blackened Black
Jotun
Blackened Black
9938 · LRV 7

Weathered Moss reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 7), opening up a space where Blackened Black encloses it. At ΔE 1.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.4Subtle
Wrought Iron
Wrought Iron
Blackened Black
Blackened Black
Wrought Iron vs Blackened Black
Benjamin Moore
Wrought Iron
2124-10 · LRV 8
Jotun
Blackened Black
9938 · LRV 7

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.4Subtle
Blackened Black
Blackened Black
RAL 870-5
RAL 870-5
Blackened Black vs RAL 870-5
Jotun
Blackened Black
9938 · LRV 7
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 870-5
RAL 870-5 · LRV 7

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.6Subtle
Blackened Black
Blackened Black
Onyx
Onyx
Blackened Black vs Onyx
Jotun
Blackened Black
9938 · LRV 7
PPG
Onyx
PPG1011-7 · LRV 6

With LRVs of 7 and 6, 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
Off-Black
Off-Black
Blackened Black
Blackened Black
Off-Black vs Blackened Black
Farrow & Ball
Off-Black
57 · LRV 6
Jotun
Blackened Black
9938 · LRV 7

With LRVs of 7 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.2Subtle
Blackened Black
Blackened Black
Rock Bottom
Rock Bottom
Blackened Black vs Rock Bottom
Jotun
Blackened Black
9938 · LRV 7
Sherwin-Williams
Rock Bottom
7062 · LRV 7

With LRVs of 7 and 7, 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
Blackened Black
Blackened Black
S 7500-N
S 7500-N
Blackened Black vs S 7500-N
Jotun
Blackened Black
9938 · LRV 7
NCS
S 7500-N
S 7500-N · LRV 8

With LRVs of 8 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.2Noticeable
Blackened Black
Blackened Black
Umbra grey
Umbra grey
Blackened Black vs Umbra grey
Jotun
Blackened Black
9938 · LRV 7
RAL ClassicClassic
Umbra grey
RAL 7022 · LRV 10

With LRVs of 10 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.3Noticeable
Raisin Cake
Raisin Cake
Blackened Black
Blackened Black
Raisin Cake vs Blackened Black
Dulux
Raisin Cake
20YY 11/017 · LRV 11
Jotun
Blackened Black
9938 · LRV 7

Raisin Cake reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.7Noticeable
Blackened Black
Blackened Black
Vulcan
Blackened Black vs Vulcan
Jotun
Blackened Black
9938 · LRV 7
Little Greene
Vulcan
324 · LRV 9

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.5Noticeable
Blackened Black
Wisdom
Blackened Black
Wisdom
Jotun
Blackened Black
9938 · LRV 7
Jotun
Wisdom
20145 · LRV 11

Wisdom reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 8.3Noticeable
Blackened Black
Blackened Black
Nocturnal Green
Nocturnal Green
Blackened Black vs Nocturnal Green
Jotun
Blackened Black
9938 · LRV 7
Valspar
Nocturnal Green
5011-1 · LRV 3

Blackened Black reads slightly lighter (LRV 7 vs 3), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 10.5Distinct