Match Licorice

Tikkurila Licorice is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 7. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Licorice
Tikkurila
Licorice
X499#484A4ALRV 7

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.

Wrought Iron
Wrought Iron
Licorice
Licorice
Wrought Iron vs Licorice
Benjamin Moore
Wrought Iron
2124-10 · LRV 8
Tikkurila
Licorice
X499 · LRV 7

With LRVs of 8 and 7, 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
Black Licorice
Black Licorice
Licorice
Licorice
Black Licorice vs Licorice
Cloverdale Paint
Black Licorice
0529 · 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 1.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.0Subtle
Astronomical
Astronomical
Licorice
Licorice
Astronomical vs Licorice
Behr
Astronomical
N450-7 · LRV 7
Tikkurila
Licorice
X499 · LRV 7

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.1Subtle
Blackened Black
Blackened Black
Licorice
Licorice
Blackened Black vs Licorice
Jotun
Blackened Black
9938 · LRV 7
Tikkurila
Licorice
X499 · LRV 7

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.1Subtle
Railings
Railings
Licorice
Licorice
Railings vs Licorice
Farrow & Ball
Railings
31 · LRV 7
Tikkurila
Licorice
X499 · LRV 7

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.1Subtle
Rock Bottom
Rock Bottom
Licorice
Licorice
Rock Bottom vs Licorice
Sherwin-Williams
Rock Bottom
7062 · LRV 7
Tikkurila
Licorice
X499 · LRV 7

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.2Subtle
RAL 870-5
RAL 870-5
Licorice
Licorice
RAL 870-5 vs Licorice
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 870-5
RAL 870-5 · LRV 7
Tikkurila
Licorice
X499 · LRV 7

With LRVs of 7 and 7, 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
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.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.4Subtle
Graphite grey
Graphite grey
Licorice
Licorice
Graphite grey vs Licorice
RAL ClassicClassic
Graphite grey
RAL 7024 · LRV 9
Tikkurila
Licorice
X499 · LRV 7

With LRVs of 9 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 3.3Noticeable
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 3.3Noticeable
Basically Black
Basically Black
Licorice
Licorice
Basically Black vs Licorice
Dulux
Basically Black
42BB 09/032 · LRV 9
Tikkurila
Licorice
X499 · LRV 7

With LRVs of 9 and 7, 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
Licorice
Licorice
Wrought iron
Tikkurila
Licorice
X499 · LRV 7
Tikkurila
Wrought iron
Y500 · LRV 9

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.3Noticeable
Vulcan
Licorice
Licorice
Vulcan vs Licorice
Little Greene
Vulcan
324 · LRV 9
Tikkurila
Licorice
X499 · LRV 7

With LRVs of 9 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.3Noticeable
Licorice
Licorice
Nocturnal Green
Nocturnal Green
Licorice vs Nocturnal Green
Tikkurila
Licorice
X499 · LRV 7
Valspar
Nocturnal Green
5011-1 · LRV 3

A 4-point LRV gap (7 vs 3) makes Licorice the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 10.4Distinct