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Behr Broadway#39393B · LRV 4

Broadway reads as a true neutral (no measurable hue) — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr N510-7 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR BROADWAY
RGB 57, 57, 59 LRV 4

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Broadway
SKU N510-7
Hex #39393B
RGB 57, 57, 59
HSL 240°, 2%, 23%
LRV 4
Undertone true neutral (no measurable hue)
Family Black

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Black Licorice
SKU 0529 · #3A3B3B · LRV 4
ΔE 1.76 (near-perfect)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all black from that brand.

Benjamin Moore

3,919 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.07
All black at Benjamin Moore →
CW-680
#38393A
Mopboard
ΔE 1.07 · LRV 4
2126-10
#393A3B
Black
ΔE 1.1 · LRV 4
2132-20
#393B3D
Ebony
ΔE 1.38 · LRV 4
2127-20
#383B3E
Black
ΔE 1.84 · LRV 4
2128-10
#3A3837
Black
ΔE 2.14 · LRV 4

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.4
All black at Dunn-Edwards →
DEA187
#3B3A3A
Black
ΔE 1.4 · LRV 4
DE6350
#3E3F41
Dark Engine
ΔE 2 · LRV 5
DEA181
#384543
Refined Green
ΔE 8.46 · LRV 6
DEA185
#343B4E
Old Mill
ΔE 8.82 · LRV 4
DEA189
#343E54
Black River Falls
ΔE 10.09 · LRV 5

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.81
All black at Valspar →
V120-3
#3A3C3D
Black Heron
ΔE 1.81 · LRV 4.5
8006-4G
#3C3E3C
Caviar
ΔE 3.57 · LRV 5
V123-3
#3C3E3C
Caviar
ΔE 3.57 · LRV 4.8
8004-1G
#3D3940
Black Currant
ΔE 4.28 · LRV 4
V125-6
#3D3940
Black Currant
ΔE 4.28 · LRV 4.3

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.12
All black at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 256
#3B3938
Pitch Black
ΔE 2.12 · LRV 4
NO. 57
#444546
Off-Black
ΔE 4.01 · LRV 6
NO. 31
#45484B
Railings
ΔE 5.08 · LRV 6
NO. 294
#494248
Paean Black
ΔE 6.14 · LRV 6
NO. 254
#50414C
Pelt
ΔE 10.38 · LRV 6

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.63
All black at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6994
#373A3A
Greenblack
ΔE 2.63 · LRV 4
SW 6988
#3B373C
Bohemian Black
ΔE 3.4 · LRV 4
SW 9175
#393437
Deep Forest Brown
ΔE 3.5 · LRV 4
SW 6279
#3A373E
Black Swan
ΔE 3.94 · LRV 4
SW 6216
#343B36
Jasper
ΔE 6.78 · LRV 4

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.68
All black at PPG / Glidden →
1001-7
#414040
Black Magic
ΔE 2.68 · LRV 5
1011-7
#464544
Onyx
ΔE 4.42 · LRV 6
1013-7
#404149
Napoleon
ΔE 4.43 · LRV 5
FLLW36
#404149
Wright Midnight
ΔE 4.43 · LRV 5
14-05
#3D4645
Dark As Night
ΔE 6.89 · LRV 6

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.19
All black at Magnolia Home →
JG-05
#31343A
Blackboard
ΔE 3.19 · LRV 3
JG-97
#40464B
Arches
ΔE 5.19 · LRV 6
JG-144
#48474C
Fine Black
ΔE 5.19 · LRV 6
JG-150
#3F3632
Moments
ΔE 5.9 · LRV 4
JG-102
#4B3C49
Plum Suede
ΔE 10.47 · LRV 5

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.3
All black at Clare →
PNT100-DP-54
#484745
Blackish
ΔE 5.3 · LRV 6
PNT100-DP-55
#515052
Blackest
ΔE 7.79 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-42
#545E66
Goodnight Moon
ΔE 13.13 · LRV 11
PNT100-DP-77
#604B56
Night Groove
ΔE 13.87 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-67
#7C4D4C
Vintage
ΔE 21.05 · LRV 10

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.99
All black at Backdrop →
BD-AH
#3D423E
After Hours
ΔE 5.99 · LRV 6
BD-HP
#1F2025
Hocus Pocus
ΔE 8.22 · LRV 3
BD-LC
#3F4458
Last Call
ΔE 9.79 · LRV 6
BD-NE
#3D4D3F
North End
ΔE 13.72 · LRV 7
BD-IT
#5C4435
It's a Date
ΔE 14.28 · LRV 7

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #39393B in HSL space. Pair Broadway with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#39393B + #3B3B39
TRIADIC
#39393B · #3B3939 · #393B39
ANALOGOUS
#393A3B · #39393B · #3A393B

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
11.52:1 AAA
Sample text on black
1.82:1 fail

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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