Thinking of Black 01 but weighing up alternatives? This deep grey from Lick has several close cousins across the UK ranges. PaintDial’s closest match from another UK brand is Railings by Farrow & Ball (near-identical), with every other close match ranked below.
Railings by Farrow & Ball is the closest match from any other brand (near-identical) — and it holds Black 01’s lightness, warmth and saturation alike. The closest value-tier option is Black Heron by Valspar (near-identical), just as true to the original. 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 Black 01 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 Black 01 colour page.
The nearest Dulux colour is Basically Black (very close). It won’t be pixel-perfect, so order a tester before committing.
Of the close matches, Black Heron 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 Black 01 colour page →