Match Black Fox

Sherwin-Williams Black Fox is a deep, low-reflectance shade, warm in character with an LRV of 7. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Black Fox
Sherwin-Williams
Black Fox
7020#4F4842LRV 7Warm

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.

Midsummer Night
Midsummer Night
Black Fox
Black Fox
Midsummer Night vs Black Fox
Benjamin Moore
Midsummer Night
2134-20 · LRV 8
Sherwin-Williams
Black Fox
7020 · LRV 7

With LRVs of 8 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.1Subtle
Espresso Beans
Black Fox
Black Fox
Espresso Beans vs Black Fox
Behr
Espresso Beans
PPU5-01 · 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 1.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.7Subtle
Canopy
Canopy
Black Fox
Black Fox
Canopy vs Black Fox
Cloverdale Paint
Canopy
CA212 · LRV 6
Sherwin-Williams
Black Fox
7020 · LRV 7

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 1.9Subtle
Umbra grey
Umbra grey
Black Fox
Black Fox
Umbra grey vs Black Fox
RAL ClassicClassic
Umbra grey
RAL 7022 · LRV 10
Sherwin-Williams
Black Fox
7020 · LRV 7

Umbra grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 10 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.3Subtle
Dark Granite
Dark Granite
Black Fox
Black Fox
Dark Granite vs Black Fox
PPG
Dark Granite
PPG1005-7 · LRV 5
Sherwin-Williams
Black Fox
7020 · LRV 7

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 5), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.4Subtle
RAL 840-M
RAL 840-M
Black Fox
Black Fox
RAL 840-M vs Black Fox
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 840-M
RAL 840-M · LRV 6
Sherwin-Williams
Black Fox
7020 · LRV 7

With LRVs of 7 and 6, 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 2.4Subtle
Black Fox
Black Fox
Sealskin
Sealskin
Black Fox vs Sealskin
Sherwin-Williams
Black Fox
7020 · LRV 7
Sherwin-Williams
Sealskin
7675 · LRV 6

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.7Subtle
Tanner's Brown
Tanner's Brown
Black Fox
Black Fox
Tanner's Brown vs Black Fox
Farrow & Ball
Tanner's Brown
255 · LRV 7
Sherwin-Williams
Black Fox
7020 · LRV 7

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 7), 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
Raisin Cake
Raisin Cake
Black Fox
Black Fox
Raisin Cake vs Black Fox
Dulux
Raisin Cake
20YY 11/017 · LRV 11
Sherwin-Williams
Black Fox
7020 · LRV 7

Raisin Cake reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.1Noticeable
Blackened Black
Blackened Black
Black Fox
Black Fox
Blackened Black vs Black Fox
Jotun
Blackened Black
9938 · 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 4.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.5Noticeable
S 7500-N
S 7500-N
Black Fox
Black Fox
S 7500-N vs Black Fox
NCS
S 7500-N
S 7500-N · LRV 8
Sherwin-Williams
Black Fox
7020 · LRV 7

With LRVs of 8 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.8Noticeable
Attic II
Black Fox
Black Fox
Attic II vs Black Fox
Little Greene
Attic II
144 · LRV 9
Sherwin-Williams
Black Fox
7020 · LRV 7

With LRVs of 9 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.2Noticeable
Black Fox
Black Fox
Licorice
Licorice
Black Fox vs Licorice
Sherwin-Williams
Black Fox
7020 · 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 5.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.6Noticeable
Black Fox
Black Fox
Nocturnal Green
Nocturnal Green
Black Fox vs Nocturnal Green
Sherwin-Williams
Black Fox
7020 · LRV 7
Valspar
Nocturnal Green
5011-1 · LRV 3

Black Fox reads slightly lighter (LRV 7 vs 3), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 12.6Distinct