Match S 7500-N

NCS S 7500-N is a deep, low-reflectance shade, neutral in character with an LRV of 8. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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S 7500-N
NCS
S 7500-N
S 7500-N#51504eLRV 8Neutral

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.

Chic Gray
S 7500-N
Chic Gray
S 7500-N
Behr
Chic Gray
LRV 60
NCS
S 7500-N
S 7500-N · LRV 8

At LRV 60 vs 8, Chic Gray is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 0.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.6 — Imperceptible
Subway
Subway
S 7500-N
S 7500-N
Subway vs S 7500-N
Cloverdale Paint
Subway
0536 · LRV 8
NCS
S 7500-N
S 7500-N · LRV 8

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.8 — Imperceptible
Raisin Cake
Raisin Cake
S 7500-N
S 7500-N
Raisin Cake vs S 7500-N
Dulux
Raisin Cake
20YY 11/017 · LRV 11
NCS
S 7500-N
S 7500-N · LRV 8

Raisin Cake reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.1 — Subtle
S 7500-N
S 7500-N
Traffic grey B
Traffic grey B
S 7500-N vs Traffic grey B
NCS
S 7500-N
S 7500-N · LRV 8
RAL ClassicClassic
Traffic grey B
RAL 7043 · LRV 11

Traffic grey B reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.8 — Subtle
Tar
Tar
S 7500-N
S 7500-N
Tar vs S 7500-N
Farrow & Ball
Tar
CC1 · LRV 9
NCS
S 7500-N
S 7500-N · LRV 8

With LRVs of 9 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.8 — Subtle
Iron Mountain
S 7500-N
S 7500-N
Iron Mountain vs S 7500-N
Benjamin Moore
Iron Mountain
2134-30 · LRV 11
NCS
S 7500-N
S 7500-N · LRV 8

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.3 — Subtle
S 7500-N
S 7500-N
RAL 870-4
RAL 870-4
S 7500-N vs RAL 870-4
NCS
S 7500-N
S 7500-N · LRV 8
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 870-4
RAL 870-4 · LRV 8

With LRVs of 8 and 8, 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 2.5 — Subtle
S 7500-N
S 7500-N
Stony Creek
S 7500-N vs Stony Creek
NCS
S 7500-N
S 7500-N · LRV 8
Sherwin-Williams
Stony Creek
9610 · LRV 9

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.7 — Subtle
Vulcan
S 7500-N
S 7500-N
Vulcan vs S 7500-N
Little Greene
Vulcan
324 · LRV 9
NCS
S 7500-N
S 7500-N · LRV 8

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.0 — Noticeable
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 3.2 — Noticeable
S 7500-N
S 7500-N
Licorice
Licorice
S 7500-N vs Licorice
NCS
S 7500-N
S 7500-N · LRV 8
Tikkurila
Licorice
X499 · LRV 7

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.3 — Noticeable
S 7500-N
S 7500-N
Licorice
Licorice
S 7500-N vs Licorice
NCS
S 7500-N
S 7500-N · LRV 8
PPG
Licorice
PPG1009-7 · LRV 7

With LRVs of 8 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 3.3 — Noticeable
S 7000-N
S 7500-N
S 7000-N
S 7500-N
NCS
S 7000-N
S 7000-N · LRV 11
NCS
S 7500-N
S 7500-N · LRV 8

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.1 — Noticeable
S 7500-N
S 7500-N
Sea Grove
Sea Grove
S 7500-N vs Sea Grove
NCS
S 7500-N
S 7500-N · LRV 8
Valspar
Sea Grove
T698 · LRV 15

A 7-point LRV gap (15 vs 8) makes Sea Grove the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 12.3 — Distinct