Match S 5040-B80G
NCS S 5040-B80G is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 8. 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.
With LRVs of 8 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 9 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Pearl opal green reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Arizona Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 8 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 9 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (17 vs 8) makes Emerald Glade the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A ΔE of 12.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
S 5040-B80G reads slightly lighter (LRV 8 vs 5), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 14.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At ΔE 16.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 4-point LRV gap (12 vs 8) makes Fusion the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 19.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.