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Kompozit November Storms#423F3B · LRV 5

November Storms reads as a red-orange / warm — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Kompozit 0543 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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KOMPOZIT NOVEMBER STORMS
RGB 66, 63, 59 LRV 5

Color spec

Brand Kompozit
Name November Storms
SKU 0543
Hex #423F3B
RGB 66, 63, 59
HSL 34°, 6%, 25%
LRV 5
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Black

About Kompozit November Storms

At LRV 5, November Storms is about as dark as paint gets — it reads near-black on a wall and reveals its character only in direct daylight or under warm bulbs. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. In rooms with little natural light it can feel heavy, so reserve it for spaces you want to feel enveloping.

November Storms earns its keep as a statement: accent walls, a front door, cabinetry, a moody powder room, or exterior trim where you want sharp contrast. Near-blacks like this are best as contrast — doors, trim, cabinets, window frames.

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 0 (imperceptible)
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Closest matches at every US brand

10 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 1.67
All black at Valspar →
8005-1G
#3F3E39
Magpie
ΔE 1.67 · LRV 5
V119-3
#3F3E39
Magpie
ΔE 1.67 · LRV 4.8
8006-11F
#424040
Arrowhead
ΔE 2.58 · LRV 5
6009-1
#443F3E
Safari Brown
ΔE 2.64 · LRV 5.2
T699
#403F35
Ginger's Grotto
ΔE 4 · LRV 4.9

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.01
All black at Behr →
N210-7
#403C35
Havana Coffee
ΔE 2.01 · LRV 5
MQ1-35
#433F3E
Off Broadway
ΔE 2.25 · LRV 5
QE-64
#3C3D3D
Madison Avenue
ΔE 3.25 · LRV 5
BLACK
#3D3D3E
Black
ΔE 3.44 · LRV 5
HDC-MD-04
#3E3F41
Totally Black
ΔE 4.11 · LRV 5

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.2
All black at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7675
#48423C
Sealskin
ΔE 2.2 · LRV 6
SW 7069
#434341
Iron Ore
ΔE 2.32 · LRV 6
SW 6174
#424036
Andiron
ΔE 3.68 · LRV 5
SW 7083
#443E40
Darkroom
ΔE 4.76 · LRV 5
SW 6013
#4D3C3C
Bitter Chocolate
ΔE 8.61 · LRV 5

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.61
All black at PPG / Glidden →
1001-7
#414040
Black Magic
ΔE 2.61 · LRV 5
1011-7
#464544
Onyx
ΔE 2.78 · LRV 6
14-05
#3D4645
Dark As Night
ΔE 6.89 · LRV 6
1013-7
#404149
Napoleon
ΔE 7.43 · LRV 5
FLLW36
#404149
Wright Midnight
ΔE 7.43 · LRV 5

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.72
All black at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 256
#3B3938
Pitch Black
ΔE 2.72 · LRV 4
NO. 57
#444546
Off-Black
ΔE 4.03 · LRV 6
NO. 255
#4D4746
Tanner's Brown
ΔE 4.23 · LRV 7
NO. 31
#45484B
Railings
ΔE 5.77 · LRV 6
NO. 294
#494248
Paean Black
ΔE 7.39 · LRV 6

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3
All black at Clare →
PNT100-DP-54
#484745
Blackish
ΔE 3 · LRV 6
PNT100-DP-55
#515052
Blackest
ΔE 6.89 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-42
#545E66
Goodnight Moon
ΔE 13.21 · LRV 11
PNT100-DP-77
#604B56
Night Groove
ΔE 14.19 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-67
#7C4D4C
Vintage
ΔE 19.74 · LRV 10

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.1
All black at Dunn-Edwards →
DEA187
#3B3A3A
Black
ΔE 3.1 · LRV 4
DE6357
#464647
Black Tie
ΔE 4.02 · LRV 6
DE6350
#3E3F41
Dark Engine
ΔE 4.11 · LRV 5
DE6336
#414549
Stargazing
ΔE 6.04 · LRV 6
DEA181
#384543
Refined Green
ΔE 8.59 · LRV 6

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.44
All black at Benjamin Moore →
2133-20
#3D3D3E
Black Jack
ΔE 3.44 · LRV
2125-10
#3D3F40
Black Panther
ΔE 3.92 · LRV
2130-10
#453C39
Black Bean Soup
ΔE 3.94 · LRV 6
CSP-570
#404343
Notre Dame
ΔE 4.1 · LRV
CSP-540
#403C3F
Plum Martini
ΔE 4.91 · LRV

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.52
All black at Magnolia Home →
JG-150
#3F3632
Moments
ΔE 4.52 · LRV 4
JG-144
#48474C
Fine Black
ΔE 6.3 · LRV 6
JG-149
#514647
Pecan Grove
ΔE 6.87 · LRV 7
JG-97
#40464B
Arches
ΔE 6.99 · LRV 6
JG-102
#4B3C49
Plum Suede
ΔE 12.42 · LRV 5

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.93
All black at Backdrop →
BD-AH
#3D423E
After Hours
ΔE 4.93 · LRV 6
BD-IT
#5C4435
It's a Date
ΔE 11.12 · LRV 7
BD-NE
#3D4D3F
North End
ΔE 12.11 · LRV 7
BD-LC
#3F4458
Last Call
ΔE 13.1 · LRV 6
BD-WK
#3F546B
We Three Kings
ΔE 15.93 · LRV 8

Similar Kompozit colors

closest in the Kompozit deck

The nearest shades to November Storms within Kompozit's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

0557
Evermore
LRV 5
0494
Dark River
LRV 6
0144
Film Noir
LRV 5
0529
Black Licorice
LRV 4
0536
Subway
LRV 6
0452
Ruggero Grey
LRV 6

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #423F3B in HSL space. Pair November Storms with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#423F3B + #3B3E42
TRIADIC
#423F3B · #3B423F · #3F3B42
ANALOGOUS
#423C3B · #423F3B · #42423B

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
10.47:1 AAA
Sample text on black
2.01:1 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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