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BEHR · S380-7

Behr Salamander#1F2D24 · LRV 4

Salamander reads as a near-black with subtle hue — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr S380-7 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR SALAMANDER
RGB 31, 45, 36 LRV 4

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Salamander
SKU S380-7
Hex #1F2D24
RGB 31, 45, 36
HSL 141°, 18%, 15%
LRV 4
Undertone near-black with subtle hue
Family Black

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Silent Sea
SKU 0515 · #2A2B2C · LRV 2
ΔE 10.15 (different)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all black from that brand.

Benjamin Moore

3,919 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.22
All black at Benjamin Moore →

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.26
All black at Valspar →
V141-6
#1D3233
Fait Accompli
ΔE 6.26 · LRV 2.8
M250
#252D31
Tempest's Teapot
ΔE 9.52 · LRV 2.5
4009-2
#2E2E30
Noir
ΔE 11.24 · LRV 2.8
4011-2
#292A2D
Dark Kettle Black
ΔE 11.28 · LRV 2.3
8006-8G
#22262B
Tuxedo
ΔE 11.49 · LRV 2

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.1
All black at Dunn-Edwards →
DEA181
#384543
Refined Green
ΔE 9.1 · LRV 6
DEA187
#3B3A3A
Black
ΔE 12.06 · LRV 4
DE6350
#3E3F41
Dark Engine
ΔE 12.66 · LRV 5
DEA185
#343B4E
Old Mill
ΔE 18.47 · LRV 4
DEA189
#343E54
Black River Falls
ΔE 19.49 · LRV 5

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.38
All black at PPG / Glidden →
14-05
#3D4645
Dark As Night
ΔE 10.38 · LRV 6
1001-7
#414040
Black Magic
ΔE 13.03 · LRV 5
1011-7
#464544
Onyx
ΔE 13.56 · LRV 6
1013-7
#404149
Napoleon
ΔE 15.7 · LRV 5
FLLW36
#404149
Wright Midnight
ΔE 15.7 · LRV 5

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 12.6
All black at Magnolia Home →
JG-05
#31343A
Blackboard
ΔE 12.6 · LRV 3
JG-97
#40464B
Arches
ΔE 13.83 · LRV 6
JG-150
#3F3632
Moments
ΔE 15.65 · LRV 4
JG-144
#48474C
Fine Black
ΔE 16.19 · LRV 6
JG-102
#4B3C49
Plum Suede
ΔE 22.65 · LRV 5

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 13.67
All black at Clare →
PNT100-DP-54
#484745
Blackish
ΔE 13.67 · LRV 6
PNT100-DP-55
#515052
Blackest
ΔE 17.14 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-42
#545E66
Goodnight Moon
ΔE 20.33 · LRV 11
PNT100-MD-40
#41656D
Deep Dive
ΔE 20.65 · LRV 12
PNT100-DP-77
#604B56
Night Groove
ΔE 28.84 · LRV 8

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #1F2D24 in HSL space. Pair Salamander with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#1F2D24 + #2D1F28
TRIADIC
#1F2D24 · #241F2D · #2D241F
ANALOGOUS
#212D1F · #1F2D24 · #1F2D2B

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
14.39:1 AAA
Sample text on black
1.46:1 fail

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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