Match Tuxedo
Valspar Tuxedo is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 2. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
View full Tuxedo color page →
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.
With LRVs of 5 and 2, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Whale Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 2), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 3 and 2, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (5 vs 2) makes Night Jewels 1 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 3 vs 2), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 3 vs 2), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 5 and 2, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Starless Sky reads slightly lighter (LRV 5 vs 2), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 5-point LRV gap (7 vs 2) makes Blackened Black the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 16.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.