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Pitch Black
Farrow & Ball · No.256
Pitch Black is named after the dark sticky residue of coal tar, and is as pure a black as you can get in our range. Available in-store and online.
- Hex
- #3D3C3Cpublished
- LRV
- 4.55derived
- Status
- Current
Published digital swatch. Estimated from digital swatch.
Compared with CIEDE2000
Closest matches in other brands
One closest active color per manufacturer
11 closest brand matches loaded.
Carbonized WoodDunn-Edwards · DESS50ΔE 0.65indistinguishableLRV 5Nearly the same lightness.
Nearly the same lightness.
Black LacquerBehr · T13-3ΔE 0.66indistinguishableLRV 5The candidate is lighter.
The candidate is lighter.
Onyx BlackGlidden / PPG · 00NN 05/000ΔE 0.75indistinguishableLRV 4.41Nearly the same lightness.
Nearly the same lightness.
This exact code and swatch is sold under Glidden / PPG; it occupies one result slot.
Black JackBenjamin Moore · 2133-20ΔE 0.86indistinguishableLRV 6.04Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.5 points higher.
Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.5 points higher.
AFTER HOURSBackdrop · AFTER HOURSΔE 1.39near-exactLRV 4.39Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
Nearly the same lightness, more saturated, with a small hue shift.
Digital swatch sampled from a manufacturer image · 100% sampling confidence.
ArrowheadValspar · 8006-11FΔE 1.52near-exactLRV 5The candidate is lighter.
The candidate is lighter.
CauldronDutch Boy · 437-7DBΔE 1.86near-exactLRV 5The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift.
The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift.
ArmorySherwin-Williams · SW 9600ΔE 1.88near-exactLRV 4.82The candidate is lighter, more saturated.
The candidate is lighter, more saturated.
CarbonizedHGTV Home · HGSW1481ΔE 2.75very closeLRV 6The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.4 points higher.
The candidate is lighter, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.4 points higher.
RepurposeMagnolia Home · JG-148ΔE 3.67closeLRV 5.04The candidate is lighter, more saturated.
The candidate is lighter, more saturated.
Digital swatch sampled from a manufacturer image · 100% sampling confidence.
BlackishClare · BlackishΔE 6.46noticeably differentLRV 2.2The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.4 points lower.
The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 2.4 points lower.
Digital swatch sampled from a manufacturer image · 100% sampling confidence.
This is the closest option, but it is visibly different. Consider a custom mix if accuracy matters.