Cross-brand match

Almost Charcoal in Dunn-Edwards

Valspar 4008-2B translated into the Dunn-Edwards line

Valspar Almost Charcoal 4008-2B on a wall, hex #6B7071
Dunn-Edwards Battleship Gray DEC797 on a wall, hex #6F7476

The closest Dunn-Edwards paint to Valspar Almost Charcoal (4008-2B) is Battleship Gray DEC797, a delta-E of 1.73 away — close enough to swap without anyone noticing, though a large sample in daylight will show the difference.

Battleship Gray is 1.3 LRV points lighter, so the room will read slightly brighter. Undertone reads as true neutral against true neutral, at chroma 2.3 and 2.1.

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.

NEARESTBattleship GrayDEC797
DISTANCEΔE 1.73CIE Lab
LIGHT REFLECTANCE17.2 against 15.9
HEX#6F7476against #6B7071

Ranked matches in Dunn-Edwards

closest first
Dunn-Edwards colorΔE LRV Undertone
Battleship GrayDEC797 1.73 17.2 true neutral Compare
Boat AnchorDE6377 3.1 14.7 true neutral Compare
Bank VaultDE6383 3.33 17.3 true neutral Compare
Pike LakeDE6320 3.34 17.8 teal cast Compare
Pointed RockDE6363 3.64 13.4 true neutral Compare
RhinocerosDE6327 3.98 19.0 teal cast Compare

Almost Charcoal in other brands

same color, different line

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