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Black Elegance
Glidden · PPG1004-7
Black Elegance is a dark, warm, monarch black with an indigo undertone. It is a perfect paint color for interior or exterior trim. Pair it with lighter greige colors.
- Hex
- #50484Apublished
- LRV
- 6.83derived
- Status
- Current
Published digital swatch. Estimated from digital swatch.
Compared with CIEDE2000
Closest matches in other brands
One closest active color per manufacturer
12 closest brand matches loaded.
Black ElegancePPG · PPG1004-7ΔE 0.00indistinguishableLRV 5Nearly the same lightness. Its LRV is 1.8 points lower.
Nearly the same lightness. Its LRV is 1.8 points lower.
Aspen StoneMagnolia Home · JG-145ΔE 1.52near-exactLRV 6.59The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift.
The candidate is darker, with a small hue shift.
Digital swatch sampled from a manufacturer image · 100% sampling confidence.
Black EleganceBehr · N570-7ΔE 1.69near-exactLRV 8The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.2 points higher.
The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.2 points higher.
French Press CoffeeDunn-Edwards · DEBN07ΔE 1.81near-exactLRV 6The candidate is darker, more saturated. Its LRV is 0.8 points lower.
The candidate is darker, more saturated. Its LRV is 0.8 points lower.
Bittersweet MolassesValspar · 8005-12GΔE 1.89near-exactLRV 8The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.2 points higher.
The candidate is lighter, more muted, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.2 points higher.
MahoganyFarrow & Ball · No.36ΔE 1.92near-exactLRV 6.88Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift.
Nearly the same lightness, with a small hue shift.
Deep CaviarBenjamin Moore · 2130-20ΔE 2.55very closeLRV 7.09The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift.
The candidate is darker, more muted, with a small hue shift.
Desert FigDutch Boy · 446-7DBΔE 3.26very closeLRV 6The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.8 points lower.
The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.8 points lower.
Plum BrownHGTV Home · HGSW6272ΔE 3.26very closeLRV 6The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.8 points lower.
The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.8 points lower.
Plum BrownSherwin-Williams · SW 6272ΔE 3.26very closeLRV 6.02The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.8 points lower.
The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.8 points lower.
ESSENCE OF NIGHTSHADEBackdrop · ESSENCE OF NIGHTSHADEΔE 4.77closeLRV 6.13The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.7 points lower.
The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 0.7 points lower.
Digital swatch sampled from a manufacturer image · 100% sampling confidence.
Coffee DateClare · Coffee DateΔE 7.27noticeably differentLRV 5.01The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.8 points lower.
The candidate is darker, more saturated, with a small hue shift. Its LRV is 1.8 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.