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Grey 08
Dulux Heritage
Dulux Heritage Velvet Matt Paint - Tinted Colour Match
A trade match for Lick Grey 08. Dulux Heritage offers high-quality tinted finishes at trade prices.
1 Litre £23.91
About Lick Grey 08
Lick Grey 08 is a dark, near neutral near-black with a green cast. At LRV 9 it reflects 9% of the light that hits it, so it sits close to black in a north-facing room and comes alive under warm light. Its NCS code S 7005-B20G reads as 70% blackness and 5% chromaticness on a hue of blue with 20% toward green, which is the shade the trade tin is mixed to. Measured against that shade the original sits 1.25 dE away, a difference you would only see with the two side by side; the trade mix reads slightly darker.
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Lick Grey 08 dupe: common questions
- Is Dulux Heritage a good match for Lick Grey 08?
- Yes. Dulux Heritage Velvet Matt Paint - Tinted Colour Match matches Lick Grey 08 (NCS S 7005-B20G) at 99%, mixed to the same colour reference, so it reads the same on your wall.
- How much cheaper is the Lick Grey 08 dupe?
- The trade match starts at £23.91, up to 40% less than buying Lick Grey 08 direct.
- Is the trade dupe the same quality as Lick Grey 08?
- It is trade paint, mixed to the same colour reference. Trade paint carries more pigment than retail, so it covers in fewer coats and stands up to cleaning. You pay less because there is no designer name on the tin.
- How close is NCS S 7005-B20G to Lick Grey 08?
- Close NCS match: a difference you would only see with the two side by side. We measure the colour against the NCS shade it is mixed to, and this one sits 1.25 dE apart (under 1 is invisible, 1 to 2 shows only side by side, over 3.5 is a different shade). The store tints every tin to that NCS code, so this is how close the paint itself will be before brand and finish come into it.
- What does a 99% match actually mean?
- The percentage is our overall grade for the trade product against Lick Grey 08. It combines three things: how close the NCS shade it is mixed to sits to the original, the tinting quality of the trade brand, and how the finish carries colour. Platinum is 98% and above, Gold 96%, Silver 94%, Bronze below that. It grades the product, not the colour on its own. The colour on its own is the NCS fit on this page: a measured distance to the shade in the tin, where under 1 dE is invisible, 1 to 2 shows only side by side, and above 3.5 is a shift you will notice. Whatever the score, put a tester on the wall before you order tins.
- How quickly can I get it?
- Next Day Paint tints your colour to order. Order before 3pm, Monday to Friday, and it ships for next working day delivery at £3.99. They email you tracking when it leaves.
- Can I try the colour before buying a full tin?
- Most trade finishes come in a tester pot, and the page shows the tester price beside the tin price. Put it on the wall and look at it in daylight and under your own lamps before you order litres, because a tinted tin cannot go back.
- Can I return it if I change my mind?
- Next Day Paint tints each tin to your colour after you order, so they cannot resell it and cannot take it back unless it arrives faulty. Put a sample pot on the wall before you commit to full tins.
Same colour, up to 40% less.
Get an NCS-matched trade dupe for Lick Grey 08, mixed and delivered next day.
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