Match Lamp Black

Little Greene Lamp Black is a deep, low-reflectance shade, neutral in character with an LRV of 3. 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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Lamp Black
Little Greene
Lamp Black
228#2e2d2eLRV 3Neutral

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.

Lamp Black
Lamp Black
Tricorn Black
Tricorn Black
Lamp Black vs Tricorn Black
Little Greene
Lamp Black
228 · LRV 3
Sherwin-Williams
Tricorn Black
6258 · LRV 3

With LRVs of 3 and 3, 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
Lamp Black
Lamp Black
Signal black
Signal black
Lamp Black vs Signal black
Little Greene
Lamp Black
228 · LRV 3
RAL ClassicClassic
Signal black
RAL 9004 · LRV 6

A 3-point LRV gap (6 vs 3) makes Signal black the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.1Subtle
Black
Lamp Black
Lamp Black
Black vs Lamp Black
Benjamin Moore
Black
PM-9 · LRV 5
Little Greene
Lamp Black
228 · LRV 3

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 5 vs 3), 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
Night Jewels 1
Night Jewels 1
Lamp Black
Lamp Black
Night Jewels 1 vs Lamp Black
Dulux
Night Jewels 1
00NN 05/000 · LRV 5
Little Greene
Lamp Black
228 · LRV 3

With LRVs of 5 and 3, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.2Subtle
Lamp Black
Lamp Black
RAL 790-4
RAL 790-4
Lamp Black vs RAL 790-4
Little Greene
Lamp Black
228 · LRV 3
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 790-4
RAL 790-4 · LRV 4

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 4 vs 3), 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
Ebony
Ebony
Lamp Black
Lamp Black
Ebony vs Lamp Black
Cloverdale Paint
Ebony
EX024 · 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 3.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.1Noticeable
Lamp Black
Lamp Black
Nocturnal Green
Nocturnal Green
Lamp Black vs Nocturnal Green
Little Greene
Lamp Black
228 · LRV 3
Valspar
Nocturnal Green
5011-1 · LRV 3

With LRVs of 3 and 3, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.4Noticeable
Pitch Black
Pitch Black
Lamp Black
Lamp Black
Pitch Black vs Lamp Black
Farrow & Ball
Pitch Black
256 · LRV 5
Little Greene
Lamp Black
228 · LRV 3

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 5 vs 3), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.7Noticeable
Limousine Leather
Limousine Leather
Lamp Black
Lamp Black
Limousine Leather vs Lamp Black
Behr
Limousine Leather
MQ5-5 · LRV 5
Little Greene
Lamp Black
228 · LRV 3

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 5 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.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.8Noticeable
Lamp Black
Lamp Black
Starless Sky
Starless Sky
Lamp Black vs Starless Sky
Little Greene
Lamp Black
228 · LRV 3
PPG
Starless Sky
PPG0995-7 · LRV 5

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 5 vs 3), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.2Noticeable
Lamp Black
Lamp Black
S 8000-N
S 8000-N
Lamp Black vs S 8000-N
Little Greene
Lamp Black
228 · LRV 3
NCS
S 8000-N
S 8000-N · 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.

Compare ↔ΔE 8.3Noticeable
Lamp Black
Lamp Black
Midnight
Lamp Black vs Midnight
Little Greene
Lamp Black
228 · LRV 3
Tikkurila
Midnight
Y498 · LRV 6

A 3-point LRV gap (6 vs 3) makes Midnight the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 8.5Noticeable
Dock Blue
Lamp Black
Dock Blue
Lamp Black
Little Greene
Dock Blue
252 · LRV 4
Little Greene
Lamp Black
228 · LRV 3

With LRVs of 4 and 3, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 8.7Noticeable
Blackened Black
Blackened Black
Lamp Black
Lamp Black
Blackened Black vs Lamp Black
Jotun
Blackened Black
9938 · LRV 7
Little Greene
Lamp Black
228 · LRV 3

Blackened Black reads slightly lighter (LRV 7 vs 3), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 12.5Distinct