Match Midnight Hour

PPG Midnight Hour is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 6. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Midnight Hour
PPG
Midnight Hour
PPG1038-7#3b484fLRV 6

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.

Midnight Hour
Midnight Hour
Sea Serpent
Sea Serpent
Midnight Hour vs Sea Serpent
PPG
Midnight Hour
PPG1038-7 · LRV 6
Sherwin-Williams
Sea Serpent
7615 · LRV 7

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.9Subtle
Winter Way
Winter Way
Midnight Hour
Midnight Hour
Winter Way vs Midnight Hour
Behr
Winter Way
PPU25-23 · LRV 6
PPG
Midnight Hour
PPG1038-7 · LRV 6

With LRVs of 6 and 6, 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
Open Water
Open Water
Midnight Hour
Midnight Hour
Open Water vs Midnight Hour
Cloverdale Paint
Open Water
EX045 · LRV 6
PPG
Midnight Hour
PPG1038-7 · LRV 6

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.0Subtle
Blue Note
Blue Note
Midnight Hour
Midnight Hour
Blue Note vs Midnight Hour
Benjamin Moore
Blue Note
2129-30 · LRV 9
PPG
Midnight Hour
PPG1038-7 · LRV 6

A 3-point LRV gap (9 vs 6) makes Blue Note the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.2Subtle
Hague Blue
Hague Blue
Midnight Hour
Midnight Hour
Hague Blue vs Midnight Hour
Farrow & Ball
Hague Blue
30 · LRV 7
PPG
Midnight Hour
PPG1038-7 · LRV 6

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 3.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.0Subtle
Black Forest
Midnight Hour
Black Forest
Midnight Hour
PPG
Black Forest
PPG1012-7 · LRV 7
PPG
Midnight Hour
PPG1038-7 · LRV 6

With LRVs of 7 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.1Noticeable
Ink Well
Ink Well
Midnight Hour
Midnight Hour
Ink Well vs Midnight Hour
Dulux
Ink Well
89BG 09/087 · LRV 9
PPG
Midnight Hour
PPG1038-7 · LRV 6

A 3-point LRV gap (9 vs 6) makes Ink Well the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.4Noticeable
Midnight Hour
Midnight Hour
RAL 820-6
RAL 820-6
Midnight Hour vs RAL 820-6
PPG
Midnight Hour
PPG1038-7 · LRV 6
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 820-6
RAL 820-6 · LRV 7

With LRVs of 7 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.5Noticeable
Midnight Hour
Midnight Hour
Graphite grey
Graphite grey
Midnight Hour vs Graphite grey
PPG
Midnight Hour
PPG1038-7 · LRV 6
RAL ClassicClassic
Graphite grey
RAL 7024 · LRV 9

Graphite grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 9 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.9Noticeable
Midnight Hour
Midnight Hour
Licorice
Licorice
Midnight Hour vs Licorice
PPG
Midnight Hour
PPG1038-7 · LRV 6
Tikkurila
Licorice
X499 · LRV 7

With LRVs of 7 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.4Noticeable
Blackened Black
Blackened Black
Midnight Hour
Midnight Hour
Blackened Black vs Midnight Hour
Jotun
Blackened Black
9938 · LRV 7
PPG
Midnight Hour
PPG1038-7 · LRV 6

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.3Noticeable
Dock Blue
Dock Blue
Midnight Hour
Midnight Hour
Dock Blue vs Midnight Hour
Little Greene
Dock Blue
252 · LRV 4
PPG
Midnight Hour
PPG1038-7 · LRV 6

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 4), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.8Noticeable
S 8000-N
S 8000-N
Midnight Hour
Midnight Hour
S 8000-N vs Midnight Hour
NCS
S 8000-N
S 8000-N · LRV 5
PPG
Midnight Hour
PPG1038-7 · LRV 6

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 5), 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
Midnight Hour
Midnight Hour
Nocturnal Green
Nocturnal Green
Midnight Hour vs Nocturnal Green
PPG
Midnight Hour
PPG1038-7 · LRV 6
Valspar
Nocturnal Green
5011-1 · LRV 3

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 3), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 9.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 9.7Noticeable