Dunn-Edwards black paint colors
7 black paint colors from the Dunn-Edwards Perfect Palette deck. LRV ranges from 9 (lightest) down to 4 (darkest). Click any swatch to see how it cross-matches at the 10 other US paint brands.
True black on a wall almost always looks heavier than you expected. The picks below — the "designer blacks" — sit just shy of pure black, with subtle blue, brown, or green undertones that keep them from reading like a void.
The most-spec'd black from Dunn-Edwards — the one that anchors most designer roundups in this family.
See full color spec & cross-brand matches →All 7 black paint colors from Dunn-Edwards
Grouped by undertone (warm → cool)Hex values are display approximations from Dunn-Edwards's published swatch tools — not guaranteed to match a physical sample under controlled lighting. Order a brand-direct sample before specifying.
Dunn-Edwards black paint colors by room
8 roomsRooms where black paint commonly works. Each link jumps to that room's curated picks across every brand — Dunn-Edwards included — so you can compare Dunn-Edwards black paint colors alongside the alternatives in context.