PPG / Glidden Black Flame#26282D · LRV 4
Black Flame reads as a blue / cool — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what PPG / Glidden PPG1001-7 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | PPG / Glidden |
| Name | Black Flame |
| SKU | PPG1001-7 |
| Hex | #26282D |
| RGB | 38, 40, 45 |
| HSL | 223°, 8%, 16% |
| LRV | 4 |
| Undertone | blue / cool |
| 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.
Closest matches at every US brand
9 brands · top 5 each5 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
Backdrop
Sherwin-Williams
Magnolia Home
Benjamin Moore
Behr
Dunn-Edwards
Farrow & Ball
Clare
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #26282D in HSL space. Pair Black Flame with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.