Color

#2A2A2A

The closest measured filaments in our catalogue to #2A2A2A.

Hex: #2A2A2A
RGB: 42, 42, 42
L*a*b*: 17.06, -0.00, 0.00

Closest matches for #2A2A2A

Virtually identical ΔE 0–1 Very close ΔE 1–2 Close ΔE 2–5 Noticeable difference ΔE 5–10 Different color ΔE 10+

Left half = selected color, right half = alternative

What is ΔE and how do I read these labels?

ΔE (Delta E) is the international standard for how different two colors look to the human eye — we use the CIE ΔE2000 formula. 0 means an identical color; the bigger the number, the bigger the difference. Because we measure every filament with a spectrophotometer, these labels reflect the real filament color, not the brand's product photo.

Virtually identical ΔE 0–1 The eye can't tell them apart
Very close ΔE 1–2 Only visible side by side, up close
Close ΔE 2–5 A slight difference when placed side by side
Noticeable difference ΔE 5–10 Same color family, but a clearly different shade
Different color ΔE 10+ A different color — not a substitute

Name	Brand	Material	Match
Black	eSUN	PLA+HS	Close ΔE 4.5	View
Black	eSUN	PLA Basic	Noticeable difference ΔE 5.5	View
Black	Snapmaker	Snapspeed PLA	Noticeable difference ΔE 6.2	View
Pine Green	eSUN	PLA+	Different color ΔE 20.8	View
Grey	eSUN	PLA+	Different color ΔE 22.6	View
Blue	eSUN	PLA+	Different color ΔE 24.9	View
Brown	eSUN	PLA+	Different color ΔE 25.7	View
Fire Engine Red	eSUN	PLA Basic	Different color ΔE 26.1	View
Fire Engine Red	eSUN	PLA+HS	Different color ΔE 27.5	View
Light Brown	eSUN	PLA+	Different color ΔE 32.7	View