Match S 5010-R90B

NCS S 5010-R90B is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 19. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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S 5010-R90B
NCS
S 5010-R90B
S 5010-R90B#717b85LRV 19Cool

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 Pepper
Black Pepper
S 5010-R90B
S 5010-R90B
Black Pepper vs S 5010-R90B
Benjamin Moore
Black Pepper
2130-40 · LRV 21
NCS
S 5010-R90B
S 5010-R90B · LRV 19

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.5Imperceptible
Grey Splendor
Grey Splendor
S 5010-R90B
S 5010-R90B
Grey Splendor vs S 5010-R90B
Dulux
Grey Splendor
30BB 21/056 · LRV 21
NCS
S 5010-R90B
S 5010-R90B · LRV 19

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 19), 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
Charcoal Blue
Charcoal Blue
S 5010-R90B
S 5010-R90B
Charcoal Blue vs S 5010-R90B
Behr
Charcoal Blue
N490-5 · LRV 19
NCS
S 5010-R90B
S 5010-R90B · LRV 19

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.0Imperceptible
S 5010-R90B
S 5010-R90B
Surf
S 5010-R90B vs Surf
NCS
S 5010-R90B
S 5010-R90B · LRV 19
Tikkurila
Surf
S500 · LRV 20

With LRVs of 20 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.6Subtle
S 5010-R90B
S 5010-R90B
Sheffield Gray
Sheffield Gray
S 5010-R90B vs Sheffield Gray
NCS
S 5010-R90B
S 5010-R90B · LRV 19
PPG
Sheffield Gray
PPG1041-6 · LRV 18

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.1Subtle
Backwater
Backwater
S 5010-R90B
S 5010-R90B
Backwater vs S 5010-R90B
Cloverdale Paint
Backwater
0513 · LRV 18
NCS
S 5010-R90B
S 5010-R90B · LRV 19

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.5Subtle
S 5010-R90B
S 5010-R90B
Downing Slate
Downing Slate
S 5010-R90B vs Downing Slate
NCS
S 5010-R90B
S 5010-R90B · LRV 19
Sherwin-Williams
Downing Slate
2819 · LRV 21

With LRVs of 21 and 19, 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
Evening Light
Evening Light
S 5010-R90B
S 5010-R90B
Evening Light vs S 5010-R90B
Jotun
Evening Light
4618 · LRV 22
NCS
S 5010-R90B
S 5010-R90B · LRV 19

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 22 vs 19), 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
De Nimes
De Nimes
S 5010-R90B
S 5010-R90B
De Nimes vs S 5010-R90B
Farrow & Ball
De Nimes
299 · LRV 19
NCS
S 5010-R90B
S 5010-R90B · LRV 19

With LRVs of 19 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.8Noticeable
S 5010-R90B
S 5010-R90B
RAL 820-4
RAL 820-4
S 5010-R90B vs RAL 820-4
NCS
S 5010-R90B
S 5010-R90B · LRV 19
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 820-4
RAL 820-4 · LRV 23

RAL 820-4 reads slightly lighter (LRV 23 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.3Noticeable
S 5010-R90B
S 5010-R90B
Squirrel grey
Squirrel grey
S 5010-R90B vs Squirrel grey
NCS
S 5010-R90B
S 5010-R90B · LRV 19
RAL ClassicClassic
Squirrel grey
RAL 7000 · LRV 26

A 6-point LRV gap (26 vs 19) makes Squirrel grey the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.5Noticeable
Etruria
Etruria
S 5010-R90B
S 5010-R90B
Etruria vs S 5010-R90B
Little Greene
Etruria
326 · LRV 19
NCS
S 5010-R90B
S 5010-R90B · LRV 19

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.3Noticeable
S 5010-R90B
S 5010-R90B
Passageway
Passageway
S 5010-R90B vs Passageway
NCS
S 5010-R90B
S 5010-R90B · LRV 19
Valspar
Passageway
V137-6 · LRV 14

S 5010-R90B reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 14), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.4Noticeable
S 5010-R90B
S 6000-N
S 5010-R90B
S 6000-N
NCS
S 5010-R90B
S 5010-R90B · LRV 19
NCS
S 6000-N
S 6000-N · LRV 17

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 8.6Noticeable