Match Armory

Sherwin-Williams Armory is a deep, low-reflectance shade, neutral in character with an LRV of 5. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Armory
Sherwin-Williams
Armory
9600#413D3CLRV 5Neutral

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.

French Roast
French Roast
Armory
Armory
French Roast vs Armory
Cloverdale Paint
French Roast
CA213 · LRV 5
Sherwin-Williams
Armory
9600 · LRV 5

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 5 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

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Blackout
Blackout
Armory
Armory
Blackout vs Armory
Behr
Blackout
N510-7 · LRV 6
Sherwin-Williams
Armory
9600 · LRV 5

With LRVs of 6 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.2Subtle
S 8000-N
S 8000-N
Armory
Armory
S 8000-N vs Armory
NCS
S 8000-N
S 8000-N · LRV 5
Sherwin-Williams
Armory
9600 · LRV 5

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 5 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.6Subtle
Black Magic
Black Magic
Armory
Armory
Black Magic vs Armory
PPG
Black Magic
PPG1001-7 · LRV 4
Sherwin-Williams
Armory
9600 · LRV 5

With LRVs of 5 and 4, 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 1.9Subtle
Pitch Black
Pitch Black
Armory
Armory
Pitch Black vs Armory
Farrow & Ball
Pitch Black
256 · LRV 5
Sherwin-Williams
Armory
9600 · LRV 5

With LRVs of 5 and 5, 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 2.2Subtle
Black Jack
Black Jack
Armory
Armory
Black Jack vs Armory
Benjamin Moore
Black Jack
2133-20 · LRV 6
Sherwin-Williams
Armory
9600 · LRV 5

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 6 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.3Subtle
Armory
Armory
Darkroom
Darkroom
Armory vs Darkroom
Sherwin-Williams
Armory
9600 · LRV 5
Sherwin-Williams
Darkroom
7083 · LRV 5

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 5 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.3Subtle
RAL 870-6
RAL 870-6
Armory
Armory
RAL 870-6 vs Armory
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 870-6
RAL 870-6 · LRV 5
Sherwin-Williams
Armory
9600 · LRV 5

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 5 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

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Armory
Armory
Midnight
Armory vs Midnight
Sherwin-Williams
Armory
9600 · LRV 5
Tikkurila
Midnight
Y498 · LRV 6

With LRVs of 6 and 5, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.8Subtle
Grey brown
Armory
Armory
Grey brown vs Armory
RAL ClassicClassic
Grey brown
RAL 8019 · LRV 7
Sherwin-Williams
Armory
9600 · LRV 5

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.2Noticeable
Córdoba
Córdoba
Armory
Armory
Córdoba vs Armory
Little Greene
Córdoba
277 · LRV 5
Sherwin-Williams
Armory
9600 · LRV 5

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 5 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.8Noticeable
Blackened Black
Blackened Black
Armory
Armory
Blackened Black vs Armory
Jotun
Blackened Black
9938 · LRV 7
Sherwin-Williams
Armory
9600 · LRV 5

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.2Noticeable
Decadent Damson
Decadent Damson
Armory
Armory
Decadent Damson vs Armory
Dulux
Decadent Damson
21RR 07/060 · LRV 7
Sherwin-Williams
Armory
9600 · LRV 5

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.5Noticeable
Armory
Armory
Nocturnal Green
Nocturnal Green
Armory vs Nocturnal Green
Sherwin-Williams
Armory
9600 · LRV 5
Valspar
Nocturnal Green
5011-1 · LRV 3

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 5 vs 3), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.2Noticeable