Sherwin-Williams SW 6258 translated into the Valspar line
The closest Valspar paint to Sherwin-Williams Tricorn Black (SW 6258) is Noir 4009-2, a delta-E of 0.82 away — a direct substitute: on a wall the two are the same color.
Light reflectance is effectively identical, 2.8 against 2.7. Undertone reads as true neutral against true neutral, at chroma 1.4 and 0.7.
Codes are not transferable between manufacturers and no brand publishes a conversion table, so every figure here is measured from the published hex values rather than taken from a chart.
| Valspar color | ΔE | LRV | Undertone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noir4009-2 | 0.82 | 2.7 | true neutral | Compare |
| Dark Kettle Black4011-2 | 2.79 | 2.3 | true neutral | Compare |
| Nocturnal Green5011-1 | 3.54 | 3.3 | teal cast | Compare |
| Very Black5011-2 | 3.82 | 3.2 | blue cast | Compare |
| Forest Canopy5010-1 | 5.35 | 3.7 | teal cast | Compare |
| Fired Earth6011-1 | 5.59 | 3.7 | yellow cast | Compare |