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PPG / GLIDDEN · PPG1011-7

PPG / Glidden Knight's Armor#3D3F3F · LRV 6

Why this color. The Tricorn Black equivalent in the PPG fan deck.

Knight's Armor reads as a true neutral (no measurable hue) — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what PPG / Glidden PPG1011-7 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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PPG / GLIDDEN KNIGHT'S ARMOR
RGB 61, 63, 63 LRV 6

Color spec

Brand PPG / Glidden
Name Knight's Armor
SKU PPG1011-7
Hex #3D3F3F
RGB 61, 63, 63
HSL 180°, 2%, 24%
LRV 6
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 3.55 (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.

Benjamin Moore

3,919 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.77
All black at Benjamin Moore →
2125-10
#3E4041
Black
ΔE 0.77 · LRV 5
2120-20
#3B3D3F
Black
ΔE 1.5 · LRV 5
2135-10
#3A3E3D
Blacktop
ΔE 1.58 · LRV 5
2133-20
#3E3E3F
Black
ΔE 1.6 · LRV 5
2131-20
#383E40
Midnight
ΔE 2.33 · LRV 5

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.85
All black at Behr →
QE-64
#3C3D3D
Madison Avenue
ΔE 0.85 · LRV 5
HDC-MD-04
#3E3F41
Totally Black
ΔE 1.65 · LRV 5
BLACK
#3D3D3E
Black
ΔE 1.67 · LRV 5
MQ5-5
#3C3C3D
Limousine Leather
ΔE 1.8 · LRV 5
MQ1-35
#433F3E
Off Broadway
ΔE 3.72 · LRV 5

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.4
All black at Valspar →
8006-4G
#3C3E3C
Caviar
ΔE 1.4 · LRV 5
V123-3
#3C3E3C
Caviar
ΔE 1.4 · LRV 4.8
8006-11F
#424040
Arrowhead
ΔE 2.63 · LRV 5
4010-1
#3A4044
Chimney Smoke
ΔE 2.87 · LRV 5
8005-1G
#3F3E39
Magpie
ΔE 3.32 · LRV 5

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.65
All black at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6350
#3E3F41
Dark Engine
ΔE 1.65 · LRV 5
DEA187
#3B3A3A
Black
ΔE 2.4 · LRV 4
DE6357
#464647
Black Tie
ΔE 2.95 · LRV 6
DE6336
#414549
Stargazing
ΔE 3.18 · LRV 6
DEA181
#384543
Refined Green
ΔE 6.12 · LRV 6

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.81
All black at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6994
#373A3A
Greenblack
ΔE 1.81 · LRV 4
SW 7069
#434341
Iron Ore
ΔE 2.12 · LRV 6
SW 7083
#443E40
Darkroom
ΔE 5.47 · LRV 5
SW 7675
#48423C
Sealskin
ΔE 5.57 · LRV 6
SW 6174
#424036
Andiron
ΔE 5.93 · LRV 5

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.33
All black at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 57
#444546
Off-Black
ΔE 2.33 · LRV 6
NO. 256
#3B3938
Pitch Black
ΔE 3.02 · LRV 4
NO. 31
#45484B
Railings
ΔE 3.54 · LRV 6
NO. 255
#4D4746
Tanner's Brown
ΔE 5.79 · LRV 7
NO. 294
#494248
Paean Black
ΔE 7.39 · LRV 6

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.46
All black at Clare →
PNT100-DP-54
#484745
Blackish
ΔE 3.46 · LRV 6
PNT100-DP-55
#515052
Blackest
ΔE 6.52 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-42
#545E66
Goodnight Moon
ΔE 11.47 · LRV 11
PNT100-DP-77
#604B56
Night Groove
ΔE 14.9 · LRV 8
PNT100-MD-40
#41656D
Deep Dive
ΔE 16.27 · LRV 12

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.92
All black at Magnolia Home →
JG-97
#40464B
Arches
ΔE 3.92 · LRV 6
JG-144
#48474C
Fine Black
ΔE 5.09 · LRV 6
JG-05
#31343A
Blackboard
ΔE 5.21 · LRV 3
JG-150
#3F3632
Moments
ΔE 7.06 · LRV 4
JG-102
#4B3C49
Plum Suede
ΔE 12.41 · LRV 5

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #3D3F3F in HSL space. Pair Knight's Armor with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#3D3F3F + #3F3D3D
TRIADIC
#3D3F3F · #3F3D3F · #3F3F3D
ANALOGOUS
#3D3F3E · #3D3F3F · #3D3E3F

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
10.6:1 AAA
Sample text on black
1.98:1 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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