Nocturnal Green (Valspar 5011-1)
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Nocturnal Green (Valspar 5011-1) is a very deep, neutral black from Valspar: LRV 6, so it reflects about 6 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Nocturnal Green
Three Valspar colors picked for Nocturnal Green by this site's color math: a trim white, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Valspar did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Nocturnal Green, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Big Dipper | SW 9645 | 6 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Notre Dame | CSP-570 | 7.6 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Little Black Dress | PPU24-23 | 6.3 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Black Forest | 1012-7 | 7 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Valspar
The Valspar black colors nearest to Nocturnal Green (LRV 6) by LRV.
Darker than Nocturnal Green
Color data
| Brand | Valspar |
|---|---|
| Color code | 5011-1 |
| Hex | #414647 |
| RGB | 65, 70, 71 |
| HSL | 190°, 4%, 27% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 6 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 29.3, -1.8, -1.3 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Black |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Nocturnal Green (Valspar 5011-1), published as #414647
#323E45
#504E47
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Nocturnal Green (Valspar 5011-1)?
- Nocturnal Green has an LRV of 6. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Nocturnal Green is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Nocturnal Green in another brand?
- Notre Dame (BM CSP-570) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Nocturnal Green warm or cool?
- Valspar lists Nocturnal Green as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.3; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.