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Portola Paints black paint colors

5 black paint colors from the Portola Paints deck. LRV ranges from 6 (lightest) down to 2 (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.

All 5 black paint colors from Portola Paints

Grouped by undertone (warm → cool)
Black Sky · #434545 · LRV 6
Factory Black · #262625 · LRV 2
Story Teller · #2E3133 · LRV 3
Newton's Indigo · #333840 · LRV 4
Nomad · #40393F · LRV 4

Hex values are display approximations from Portola Paints's published swatch tools — not guaranteed to match a physical sample under controlled lighting. Order a brand-direct sample before specifying.

Portola Paints black paint colors by room

8 rooms

Rooms where black paint commonly works. Each link jumps to that room's curated picks across every brand — Portola Paints included — so you can compare Portola Paints black paint colors alongside the alternatives in context.

Other Portola Paints color families

Black paint colors at other US brands

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