Match Brown beige
RAL Classic Brown beige is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 28. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.
With LRVs of 28 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Brown beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 24), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (28 vs 24) makes Brown beige the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 26), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 28 and 28, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
S 3030-Y30R reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 28 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 7-point LRV gap (35 vs 28) makes Cherished Gold the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (33 vs 28) makes Ochre yellow the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 29 and 28, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At ΔE 12.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 9-point LRV gap (37 vs 28) makes Bassoon the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 12.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.