Match Knight's Armor

PPG Knight's Armor is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 11. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Knight's Armor
PPG
Knight's Armor
PPG1001-6#5c5d5dLRV 11

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.

Tarnished Silver
Tarnished Silver
Knight's Armor
Knight's Armor
Tarnished Silver vs Knight's Armor
Cloverdale Paint
Tarnished Silver
EX228 · LRV 11
PPG
Knight's Armor
PPG1001-6 · LRV 11

With LRVs of 11 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.7Imperceptible
Graphic Charcoal
Graphic Charcoal
Knight's Armor
Knight's Armor
Graphic Charcoal vs Knight's Armor
Behr
Graphic Charcoal
N500-6 · LRV 11
PPG
Knight's Armor
PPG1001-6 · LRV 11

With LRVs of 11 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.8Imperceptible
Knight's Armor
Summer Shadow
Knight's Armor
Summer Shadow
PPG
Knight's Armor
PPG1001-6 · LRV 11
PPG
Summer Shadow
PPG0996-7 · LRV 11

With LRVs of 11 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.9Imperceptible
Knight's Armor
Knight's Armor
RAL 860-6
RAL 860-6
Knight's Armor vs RAL 860-6
PPG
Knight's Armor
PPG1001-6 · LRV 11
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 860-6
RAL 860-6 · LRV 11

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.4Subtle
Knight's Armor
Knight's Armor
Forged Steel
Forged Steel
Knight's Armor vs Forged Steel
PPG
Knight's Armor
PPG1001-6 · LRV 11
Sherwin-Williams
Forged Steel
9565 · LRV 10

With LRVs of 11 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.5Subtle
Ambler Slate
Ambler Slate
Knight's Armor
Knight's Armor
Ambler Slate vs Knight's Armor
Benjamin Moore
Ambler Slate
CW-685 · LRV 12
PPG
Knight's Armor
PPG1001-6 · LRV 11

With LRVs of 12 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.9Subtle
Knight's Armor
Knight's Armor
Basalt grey
Basalt grey
Knight's Armor vs Basalt grey
PPG
Knight's Armor
PPG1001-6 · LRV 11
RAL ClassicClassic
Basalt grey
RAL 7012 · LRV 14

A 3-point LRV gap (14 vs 11) makes Basalt grey the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.2Subtle
Scree
Scree
Knight's Armor
Knight's Armor
Scree vs Knight's Armor
Little Greene
Scree
227 · LRV 10
PPG
Knight's Armor
PPG1001-6 · LRV 11

With LRVs of 11 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.3Subtle
S 7000-N
S 7000-N
Knight's Armor
Knight's Armor
S 7000-N vs Knight's Armor
NCS
S 7000-N
S 7000-N · LRV 11
PPG
Knight's Armor
PPG1001-6 · LRV 11

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.6Subtle
Knight's Armor
Knight's Armor
S488
Knight's Armor vs S488
PPG
Knight's Armor
PPG1001-6 · LRV 11
Tikkurila
S488
S488 · LRV 11

With LRVs of 11 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.8Subtle
Night Jewels 2
Night Jewels 2
Knight's Armor
Knight's Armor
Night Jewels 2 vs Knight's Armor
Dulux
Night Jewels 2
00NN 13/000 · LRV 13
PPG
Knight's Armor
PPG1001-6 · LRV 11

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.9Subtle
Elegant
Elegant
Knight's Armor
Knight's Armor
Elegant vs Knight's Armor
Jotun
Elegant
1434 · LRV 11
PPG
Knight's Armor
PPG1001-6 · LRV 11

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.5Noticeable
Down Pipe
Down Pipe
Knight's Armor
Knight's Armor
Down Pipe vs Knight's Armor
Farrow & Ball
Down Pipe
26 · LRV 13
PPG
Knight's Armor
PPG1001-6 · LRV 11

With LRVs of 13 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.8Noticeable
Knight's Armor
Knight's Armor
Sea Grove
Sea Grove
Knight's Armor vs Sea Grove
PPG
Knight's Armor
PPG1001-6 · LRV 11
Valspar
Sea Grove
T698 · LRV 15

A 4-point LRV gap (15 vs 11) makes Sea Grove the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.5Noticeable