BASICALLY BLACK is a black from Dulux, hex #494D52. Its light reflectance value is 7.3, so it absorbs light and suits rooms that already get plenty of it.
- HEX
- #494D52
- RGB
- 73, 77, 82
- HSL
- 213°, 6%, 30%
- CMYK
- 11, 6, 0, 68
- LRV
- 7.3
See it on the walls
A whole room in this colour, lit by daylight.
Try it by lamplight, from another angle, or with a different white on the trim, then share the link. It's a rendered room on a screen, so treat it as a guide and try a sample pot before you commit.
Or point your phone at your own wall and watch it change to this colour, on your device, with nothing uploaded.
Closest matches
The nearest paint from each other brand, closest first, or pick a brand for its closest few.
The closest matches to BASICALLY BLACK are Basically Black by Dulux Trade (excellent match), Midnight Blue 1638 by Benjamin Moore (excellent match) and Templar Grey by Colourtrend (excellent match).
ΔE is the colour difference: under 1.5 is hard to tell apart, under 3.5 reads as the same colour, and past 6 is a different colour.
Dulux Trade equivalents to Dulux BASICALLY BLACK
Dulux Trade has 4 equivalents to Dulux's BASICALLY BLACK, closest first, then 1 near miss. Compare Dulux and Dulux Trade range to range.
Benjamin Moore equivalents to Dulux BASICALLY BLACK
Benjamin Moore has 5 equivalents to Dulux's BASICALLY BLACK, closest first. Compare Dulux and Benjamin Moore range to range.
Colourtrend equivalents to Dulux BASICALLY BLACK
Colourtrend has 2 equivalents to Dulux's BASICALLY BLACK, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux and Colourtrend range to range.
Farrow & Ball equivalents to Dulux BASICALLY BLACK
Farrow & Ball has 3 equivalents to Dulux's BASICALLY BLACK, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Farrow & Ball range to range.
Fleetwood equivalents to Dulux BASICALLY BLACK
Fleetwood has 2 equivalents to Dulux's BASICALLY BLACK, closest first, then 3 near misses. Compare Dulux and Fleetwood range to range.
Johnstone's equivalents to Dulux BASICALLY BLACK
Johnstone's has 5 equivalents to Dulux's BASICALLY BLACK, closest first. Compare Dulux and Johnstone's range to range.
Lick equivalents to Dulux BASICALLY BLACK
Lick has 1 equivalent to Dulux's BASICALLY BLACK, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Lick range to range.
Ronseal equivalents to Dulux BASICALLY BLACK
Ronseal has 1 equivalent to Dulux's BASICALLY BLACK, closest first, then 2 near misses. Compare Dulux and Ronseal range to range.
Closest Alchemist paints to Dulux BASICALLY BLACK
Alchemist has no true equivalent to Dulux's BASICALLY BLACK. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Alchemist range to range.
Closest Crown paints to Dulux BASICALLY BLACK
Crown has no true equivalent to Dulux's BASICALLY BLACK. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Crown range to range.
Closest Farrelly & Co paints to Dulux BASICALLY BLACK
Farrelly & Co has no true equivalent to Dulux's BASICALLY BLACK. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Farrelly & Co range to range.
Closest Curator paints to Dulux BASICALLY BLACK
Curator has no true equivalent to Dulux's BASICALLY BLACK. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Curator range to range.
Closest Little Greene paints to Dulux BASICALLY BLACK
Little Greene has no true equivalent to Dulux's BASICALLY BLACK. These are its closest 3, nearest first, and the nearest is a close alternative. Compare Dulux and Little Greene range to range.
Closest Acres Hall paints to Dulux BASICALLY BLACK
Acres Hall has nothing close to Dulux's BASICALLY BLACK. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Acres Hall range to range.
Closest Dulux Heritage paints to Dulux BASICALLY BLACK
Dulux Heritage has nothing close to Dulux's BASICALLY BLACK. These are its nearest 3 paints, and none of them is a match. Compare Dulux and Dulux Heritage range to range.
Compare whole ranges
Dulux against another brand, a cross-section at a time.
Works well with
Real paints for each job in the room: the trim, the walls around it, deeper and paler versions, and an accent.
Whites for trim
Whites whose undertone agrees with this colour, for woodwork and ceilings.
Tints and shades
Lighter and darker versions of this same colour.
Where it sits in the Blacks
Swatcher lays each family out as one long colour card, from the heart of the family outwards. These are the chips either side of BASICALLY BLACK on it, so some of them look quite different.
BASICALLY BLACK is the 108th of 318 blacks Swatcher knows about.