Match Blackened
Farrow & Ball Blackened is a light-reflective shade, neutral in character with an LRV of 71. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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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 72 and 71, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 71), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 71), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 71), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 71 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 71 and 70, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Blackened reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Blackened reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 67), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.