Match Dock Blue

Little Greene Dock Blue is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 4. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Dock Blue
Little Greene
Dock Blue
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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.

Dock Blue
Dock Blue
Anchors Aweigh
Anchors Aweigh
Dock Blue vs Anchors Aweigh
Little Greene
Dock Blue
252 · LRV 4
Sherwin-Williams
Anchors Aweigh
9179 · LRV 3

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 4 vs 3), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.9Subtle
Three-Piece-Suit
Three-Piece-Suit
Dock Blue
Dock Blue
Three-Piece-Suit vs Dock Blue
Benjamin Moore
Three-Piece-Suit
2062-10 · LRV 6
Little Greene
Dock Blue
252 · LRV 4

With LRVs of 6 and 4, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.0Subtle
Midnight
Midnight
Dock Blue
Dock Blue
Midnight vs Dock Blue
Cloverdale Paint
Midnight
CA210 · LRV 5
Little Greene
Dock Blue
252 · LRV 4

With LRVs of 5 and 4, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.7Noticeable
Black Opal
Black Opal
Dock Blue
Dock Blue
Black Opal vs Dock Blue
Dulux
Black Opal
66BB 06/077 · LRV 6
Little Greene
Dock Blue
252 · LRV 4

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 4), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.7Noticeable
Dock Blue
Evening in Paris
Dock Blue
Little Greene
Dock Blue
252 · LRV 4

Evening in Paris reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 4), opening up a space where Dock Blue encloses it. At ΔE 5.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.3Noticeable
Dock Blue
Dock Blue
RAL 790-3
RAL 790-3
Dock Blue vs RAL 790-3
Little Greene
Dock Blue
252 · LRV 4
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 790-3
RAL 790-3 · LRV 4

With LRVs of 4 and 4, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.7Noticeable
Dock Blue
Dock Blue
Anthracite grey
Anthracite grey
Dock Blue vs Anthracite grey
Little Greene
Dock Blue
252 · LRV 4
RAL ClassicClassic
Anthracite grey
RAL 7016 · LRV 8

A 4-point LRV gap (8 vs 4) makes Anthracite grey the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.8Noticeable
Dock Blue
Dock Blue
Napoleon
Napoleon
Dock Blue vs Napoleon
Little Greene
Dock Blue
252 · LRV 4
PPG
Napoleon
PPG1013-7 · LRV 5

With LRVs of 5 and 4, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.3Noticeable
Dock Blue
Dock Blue
Nocturnal Green
Nocturnal Green
Dock Blue vs Nocturnal Green
Little Greene
Dock Blue
252 · LRV 4
Valspar
Nocturnal Green
5011-1 · LRV 3

With LRVs of 4 and 3, 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
Dock Blue
Royal Navy
Dock Blue
Royal Navy
Little Greene
Dock Blue
252 · LRV 4
Little Greene
Royal Navy
257 · LRV 5

With LRVs of 5 and 4, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 8.4Noticeable
Dock Blue
Dock Blue
Midnight
Dock Blue vs Midnight
Little Greene
Dock Blue
252 · LRV 4
Tikkurila
Midnight
Y498 · LRV 6

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 4), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 8.5Noticeable
Pitch Black
Pitch Black
Dock Blue
Dock Blue
Pitch Black vs Dock Blue
Farrow & Ball
Pitch Black
256 · LRV 5
Little Greene
Dock Blue
252 · LRV 4

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 5 vs 4), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 9.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 9.2Noticeable
Dock Blue
Dock Blue
S 8000-N
S 8000-N
Dock Blue vs S 8000-N
Little Greene
Dock Blue
252 · LRV 4
NCS
S 8000-N
S 8000-N · LRV 5

With LRVs of 5 and 4, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 10.3Distinct
Blackened Black
Blackened Black
Dock Blue
Dock Blue
Blackened Black vs Dock Blue
Jotun
Blackened Black
9938 · LRV 7
Little Greene
Dock Blue
252 · LRV 4

Blackened Black reads slightly lighter (LRV 7 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 12.0Distinct