Match Onyx

PPG Onyx 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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Onyx
PPG
Onyx
PPG1011-7#464544LRV 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.

Flannel Gray
Onyx
Flannel Gray
Onyx
PPG
Onyx
PPG1011-7 · LRV 6

Flannel Gray reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 6), opening up a space where Onyx encloses it. At ΔE 1.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

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Soot
Soot
Onyx
Onyx
Soot vs Onyx
Cloverdale Paint
Soot
EX092 · LRV 6
PPG
Onyx
PPG1011-7 · LRV 6

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 6), 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
Onyx
Onyx
RAL 870-5
RAL 870-5
Onyx vs RAL 870-5
PPG
Onyx
PPG1011-7 · LRV 6
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 870-5
RAL 870-5 · LRV 7

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

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Off-Black
Off-Black
Onyx
Onyx
Off-Black vs Onyx
Farrow & Ball
Off-Black
57 · LRV 6
PPG
Onyx
PPG1011-7 · LRV 6

With LRVs of 6 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

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Blackened Black
Blackened Black
Onyx
Onyx
Blackened Black vs Onyx
Jotun
Blackened Black
9938 · LRV 7
PPG
Onyx
PPG1011-7 · LRV 6

With LRVs of 7 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

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Midnight Oil
Midnight Oil
Onyx
Onyx
Midnight Oil vs Onyx
Benjamin Moore
Midnight Oil
1631 · LRV 8
PPG
Onyx
PPG1011-7 · LRV 6

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

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Black Magic
Onyx
Black Magic
Onyx
PPG
Black Magic
PPG1001-7 · LRV 4
PPG
Onyx
PPG1011-7 · LRV 6

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 4), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

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Onyx
Onyx
Licorice
Licorice
Onyx vs Licorice
PPG
Onyx
PPG1011-7 · LRV 6
Tikkurila
Licorice
X499 · LRV 7

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

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S 8000-N
S 8000-N
Onyx
Onyx
S 8000-N vs Onyx
NCS
S 8000-N
S 8000-N · LRV 5
PPG
Onyx
PPG1011-7 · LRV 6

With LRVs of 6 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

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Onyx
Onyx
Armory
Armory
Onyx vs Armory
PPG
Onyx
PPG1011-7 · LRV 6
Sherwin-Williams
Armory
9600 · LRV 5

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 5), 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
Onyx
Onyx
Umbra grey
Umbra grey
Onyx vs Umbra grey
PPG
Onyx
PPG1011-7 · LRV 6
RAL ClassicClassic
Umbra grey
RAL 7022 · LRV 10

Umbra grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 10 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.8Noticeable
Raisin Cake
Raisin Cake
Onyx
Onyx
Raisin Cake vs Onyx
Dulux
Raisin Cake
20YY 11/017 · LRV 11
PPG
Onyx
PPG1011-7 · LRV 6

Raisin Cake reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.1Noticeable
Córdoba
Córdoba
Onyx
Onyx
Córdoba vs Onyx
Little Greene
Córdoba
277 · LRV 5
PPG
Onyx
PPG1011-7 · LRV 6

With LRVs of 6 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.9Noticeable
Onyx
Onyx
Nocturnal Green
Nocturnal Green
Onyx vs Nocturnal Green
PPG
Onyx
PPG1011-7 · LRV 6
Valspar
Nocturnal Green
5011-1 · LRV 3

With LRVs of 6 and 3, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 9.1Noticeable