Match Warm Onyx

Behr Warm Onyx is a deep, low-reflectance shade, neutral in character with an LRV of 7. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Warm Onyx
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Warm Onyx
HDC-CL-14A#4c4845LRV 7Neutral

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.

Warm Onyx
Warm Onyx
November Storms
November Storms
Warm Onyx vs November Storms
Behr
Warm Onyx
HDC-CL-14A · LRV 7
Cloverdale Paint
November Storms
0543 · LRV 7

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.2 — Imperceptible
Black Mocha
Black Mocha
Warm Onyx
Warm Onyx
Black Mocha vs Warm Onyx
Behr
Black Mocha
PPU24-01 · LRV 7
Behr
Warm Onyx
HDC-CL-14A · LRV 7

With LRVs of 7 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 0.8 — Imperceptible
Warm Onyx
Warm Onyx
Tanner's Brown
Tanner's Brown
Warm Onyx vs Tanner's Brown
Behr
Warm Onyx
HDC-CL-14A · LRV 7
Farrow & Ball
Tanner's Brown
255 · LRV 7

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.6 — Subtle
Warm Onyx
Warm Onyx
Midsummer Night
Midsummer Night
Warm Onyx vs Midsummer Night
Behr
Warm Onyx
HDC-CL-14A · LRV 7
Benjamin Moore
Midsummer Night
2134-20 · LRV 8

With LRVs of 8 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.8 — Subtle
Warm Onyx
Warm Onyx
RAL 840-M
RAL 840-M
Warm Onyx vs RAL 840-M
Behr
Warm Onyx
HDC-CL-14A · LRV 7
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 840-M
RAL 840-M · LRV 6

With LRVs of 7 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 1.9 — Subtle
Warm Onyx
Warm Onyx
Phantom Mist
Phantom Mist
Warm Onyx vs Phantom Mist
Behr
Warm Onyx
HDC-CL-14A · LRV 7
PPG
Phantom Mist
PPG1002-7 · LRV 6

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 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 2.0 — Subtle
Warm Onyx
Warm Onyx
Umbra grey
Umbra grey
Warm Onyx vs Umbra grey
Behr
Warm Onyx
HDC-CL-14A · LRV 7
RAL ClassicClassic
Umbra grey
RAL 7022 · LRV 10

With LRVs of 10 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.2 — Subtle
Warm Onyx
Warm Onyx
Blackened Black
Blackened Black
Warm Onyx vs Blackened Black
Behr
Warm Onyx
HDC-CL-14A · LRV 7
Jotun
Blackened Black
9938 · LRV 7

With LRVs of 7 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.2 — Subtle
Warm Onyx
Warm Onyx
Black Fox
Black Fox
Warm Onyx vs Black Fox
Behr
Warm Onyx
HDC-CL-14A · LRV 7
Sherwin-Williams
Black Fox
7020 · LRV 7

With LRVs of 7 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.4 — Subtle
Warm Onyx
Warm Onyx
Licorice
Licorice
Warm Onyx vs Licorice
Behr
Warm Onyx
HDC-CL-14A · LRV 7
Tikkurila
Licorice
X499 · LRV 7

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 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 3.3 — Noticeable
Warm Onyx
Warm Onyx
Raisin Cake
Raisin Cake
Warm Onyx vs Raisin Cake
Behr
Warm Onyx
HDC-CL-14A · LRV 7
Dulux
Raisin Cake
20YY 11/017 · LRV 11

Raisin Cake reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.4 — Noticeable
Warm Onyx
Warm Onyx
S 7500-N
S 7500-N
Warm Onyx vs S 7500-N
Behr
Warm Onyx
HDC-CL-14A · LRV 7
NCS
S 7500-N
S 7500-N · LRV 8

With LRVs of 8 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 3.5 — Noticeable
Warm Onyx
Warm Onyx
Vulcan
Warm Onyx vs Vulcan
Behr
Warm Onyx
HDC-CL-14A · LRV 7
Little Greene
Vulcan
324 · LRV 9

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.3 — Noticeable
Warm Onyx
Warm Onyx
Nocturnal Green
Nocturnal Green
Warm Onyx vs Nocturnal Green
Behr
Warm Onyx
HDC-CL-14A · LRV 7
Valspar
Nocturnal Green
5011-1 · LRV 3

Warm Onyx reads slightly lighter (LRV 7 vs 3), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 11.2 — Distinct