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CLARE · CLARE 18

Clare Headspace#1F2025 · LRV 3

Why this color. Clare's true black; the brand's go-to door/cabinet hue.

Headspace reads as a near-black with subtle hue — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Clare Clare 18 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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CLARE HEADSPACE
RGB 31, 32, 37 LRV 3

Color spec

Brand Clare
Name Headspace
SKU Clare 18
Hex #1F2025
RGB 31, 32, 37
HSL 230°, 9%, 13%
LRV 3
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 4.45 (noticeable)
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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.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.57
All black at Valspar →
8006-8G
#22262B
Tuxedo
ΔE 2.57 · LRV 2
4011-2
#292A2D
Dark Kettle Black
ΔE 3.43 · LRV 2.3
T691
#292F35
Deep Space Echo
ΔE 5.28 · LRV 2.8
M250
#252D31
Tempest's Teapot
ΔE 5.77 · LRV 2.5
1011-8
#352125
Antique Burgundy
ΔE 11.53 · LRV 2

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.46
All black at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6258
#2F2F30
Tricorn Black
ΔE 5.46 · LRV 3
SW 6990
#313031
Caviar
ΔE 5.82 · LRV 3
SW 6991
#323132
Black Magic
ΔE 6.11 · LRV 3
SW 7630
#392B2D
Raisin
ΔE 9.58 · LRV 3
SW 2838
#432722
Polished Mahogany
ΔE 15.64 · LRV 3

Benjamin Moore

3,919 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.31
All black at Benjamin Moore →
2132-10
#323233
Black
ΔE 6.31 · LRV 3
HC-190
#323233
Black
ΔE 6.31 · LRV 3
CW-180
#362E2C
Bucktrout
ΔE 8.08 · LRV 3
HC-187
#252F2D
Black
ΔE 8.95 · LRV 3
CSP-480
#392A31
Velvet
ΔE 10.02 · LRV 3

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.34
All black at Magnolia Home →
JG-05
#31343A
Blackboard
ΔE 6.34 · LRV 3
JG-150
#3F3632
Moments
ΔE 10.54 · LRV 4
JG-97
#40464B
Arches
ΔE 12.26 · LRV 6
JG-144
#48474C
Fine Black
ΔE 12.75 · LRV 6
JG-102
#4B3C49
Plum Suede
ΔE 14.05 · LRV 5

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.33
All black at Behr →
N510-7
#2C3335
Blackout
ΔE 7.33 · LRV 3
770F-7
#273031
Beluga
ΔE 7.61 · LRV 3
750F-7
#253136
Deep Space
ΔE 7.67 · LRV 3
N520-7
#283235
Carbon
ΔE 7.7 · LRV 3
S-H-790
#293331
Black Suede
ΔE 9.54 · LRV 3

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.98
All black at Dunn-Edwards →
DEA187
#3B3A3A
Black
ΔE 8.98 · LRV 4
DE6350
#3E3F41
Dark Engine
ΔE 10.09 · LRV 5
DEA185
#343B4E
Old Mill
ΔE 10.94 · LRV 4
DEA189
#343E54
Black River Falls
ΔE 12.4 · LRV 5
DEA191
#3A3B5B
Magic Night
ΔE 15.22 · LRV 5

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 10.74
All black at PPG / Glidden →
1013-7
#404149
Napoleon
ΔE 10.74 · LRV 5
FLLW36
#404149
Wright Midnight
ΔE 10.74 · LRV 5
1001-7
#414040
Black Magic
ΔE 10.82 · LRV 5
14-05
#3D4645
Dark As Night
ΔE 13.44 · LRV 6
1165-7
#3A405A
Victory Blue
ΔE 14.12 · LRV 5

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #1F2025 in HSL space. Pair Headspace with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#1F2025 + #25241F
TRIADIC
#1F2025 · #251F20 · #20251F
ANALOGOUS
#1F2325 · #1F2025 · #211F25

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
16.26:1 AAA
Sample text on black
1.29:1 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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