Lamp Black is a deep near-black from Little Greene. As a premium paint, it’s a popular colour to seek out close matches and value-brand alternatives to.
Black by Dulux is the closest match from any other brand (near-identical) — and it holds Lamp Black’s lightness, warmth and saturation alike. The closest value-tier option is Black by Johnstone's (very close), just as true to the original. Only one of the 8 other brands manages a near-identical match, which makes Lamp Black fairly distinctive. LRV is estimated from each brand’s swatch, so order testers before committing.
Below is every genuinely close match to Lamp Black 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 Lamp Black colour page.
The nearest Dulux colour is Black (near-identical). It won’t be pixel-perfect, so order a tester before committing.
Of the close matches, Black by Johnstone's is the best-value option (value, very close).
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.
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See the full Lamp Black colour page →