Match Vulcan
Little Greene Vulcan is a deep, low-reflectance shade, neutral in character with an LRV of 9. 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.
Misty Coast reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 9), opening up a space where Vulcan encloses it. At ΔE 0.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Night Jewels 2 reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 11 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 10 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
