Thinking of The Record Store but weighing up alternatives? This deep grey from COAT has several close cousins across the UK ranges. PaintDial’s closest match from another UK brand is Cavern Walls by Valspar (near-identical), with every other close match ranked below.
Cavern Walls by Valspar is the closest match from any other brand (near-identical) — and it holds The Record Store’s lightness, warmth and saturation alike. It’s also the best-value tier of the close matches — unusual, as the nearest match and the best-value one usually differ. 5 of the 8 other brands have a near-identical match. LRV is estimated from each brand’s swatch, so order testers before committing.
Below is every genuinely close match to The Record Store from the other eight brands — ranked purely by closeness, so where one brand has several near-misses, they all appear. For the single best match per brand, see the The Record Store colour page.
The nearest Dulux colour is Almost Black (near-identical). It won’t be pixel-perfect, so order a tester before committing.
Of the close matches, Cavern Walls by Valspar is the best-value option (value, near-identical).
The list shows every genuinely close match from other brands, ranked nearest-first by perceptual colour difference — including several from one brand where they’re all close. Screens differ from paint on a wall, so treat these as a shortlist and always order tester pots.
Search any paint name in the tool to see its closest matches across every UK brand.
See the full The Record Store colour page →