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BENJAMIN MOORE · 2134-10

Benjamin Moore Lampblack#3F3D3C · LRV 5

Lampblack reads as a true neutral (no measurable hue) — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Benjamin Moore 2134-10 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BENJAMIN MOORE LAMPBLACK
RGB 63, 61, 60 LRV 5

Color spec

Brand Benjamin Moore
Name Lampblack
SKU 2134-10
Hex #3F3D3C
RGB 63, 61, 60
HSL 20°, 2%, 24%
LRV 5
Undertone true neutral (no measurable 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
November Storms
SKU 0543 · #423F3B · LRV 5
ΔE 1.99 (near-perfect)
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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.

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.24
All black at PPG / Glidden →
1001-7
#414040
Black Magic
ΔE 1.24 · LRV 5
1011-7
#464544
Onyx
ΔE 2.66 · LRV 6
1013-7
#404149
Napoleon
ΔE 5.61 · LRV 5
FLLW36
#404149
Wright Midnight
ΔE 5.61 · LRV 5
14-05
#3D4645
Dark As Night
ΔE 6.74 · LRV 6

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.3
All black at Dunn-Edwards →
DEA187
#3B3A3A
Black
ΔE 1.3 · LRV 4
DE6350
#3E3F41
Dark Engine
ΔE 2.44 · LRV 5
DE6357
#464647
Black Tie
ΔE 3.3 · LRV 6
DE6336
#414549
Stargazing
ΔE 4.79 · LRV 6
DEA181
#384543
Refined Green
ΔE 8.54 · LRV 6

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.31
All black at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 256
#3B3938
Pitch Black
ΔE 1.31 · LRV 4
NO. 57
#444546
Off-Black
ΔE 3.21 · LRV 6
NO. 255
#4D4746
Tanner's Brown
ΔE 4.31 · LRV 7
NO. 31
#45484B
Railings
ΔE 4.86 · LRV 6
NO. 294
#494248
Paean Black
ΔE 6.01 · LRV 6

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.47
All black at Behr →
MQ1-35
#433F3E
Off Broadway
ΔE 1.47 · LRV 5
BLACK
#3D3D3E
Black
ΔE 1.61 · LRV 5
MQ5-5
#3C3C3D
Limousine Leather
ΔE 1.67 · LRV 5
QE-64
#3C3D3D
Madison Avenue
ΔE 1.89 · LRV 5
HDC-MD-04
#3E3F41
Totally Black
ΔE 2.44 · LRV 5

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.43
All black at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7069
#434341
Iron Ore
ΔE 2.43 · LRV 6
SW 6994
#373A3A
Greenblack
ΔE 3.35 · LRV 4
SW 7083
#443E40
Darkroom
ΔE 3.46 · LRV 5
SW 6174
#424036
Andiron
ΔE 5.47 · LRV 5
SW 2735
#443735
Rockweed
ΔE 6.27 · LRV 4

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.64
All black at Valspar →
V120-3
#3A3C3D
Black Heron
ΔE 2.64 · LRV 4.5
8006-4G
#3C3E3C
Caviar
ΔE 2.83 · LRV 5
V123-3
#3C3E3C
Caviar
ΔE 2.83 · LRV 4.8
8005-1G
#3F3E39
Magpie
ΔE 2.85 · LRV 5
V119-3
#3F3E39
Magpie
ΔE 2.85 · LRV 4.8

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.39
All black at Clare →
PNT100-DP-54
#484745
Blackish
ΔE 3.39 · LRV 6
PNT100-DP-55
#515052
Blackest
ΔE 6.67 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-42
#545E66
Goodnight Moon
ΔE 12.82 · LRV 11
PNT100-DP-77
#604B56
Night Groove
ΔE 13.27 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-67
#7C4D4C
Vintage
ΔE 19.64 · LRV 10

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.57
All black at Magnolia Home →
JG-150
#3F3632
Moments
ΔE 4.57 · LRV 4
JG-144
#48474C
Fine Black
ΔE 5.05 · LRV 6
JG-05
#31343A
Blackboard
ΔE 5.7 · LRV 3
JG-97
#40464B
Arches
ΔE 5.79 · LRV 6
JG-102
#4B3C49
Plum Suede
ΔE 10.82 · LRV 5

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #3F3D3C in HSL space. Pair Lampblack with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#3F3D3C + #3C3E3F
TRIADIC
#3F3D3C · #3C3F3D · #3D3C3F
ANALOGOUS
#3F3C3D · #3F3D3C · #3F3F3C

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
10.8:1 AAA
Sample text on black
1.94:1 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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