Match Emerald green
RAL Classic Emerald green is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 14. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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Closest matches across every brand
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.
Emerald green reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (14 vs 9) makes Emerald green the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 14 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Tingle reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 14), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 9.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 14 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 11.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 14 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 12.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 5-point LRV gap (14 vs 8) makes Emerald green the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 13.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 14.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A ΔE of 17.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 7-point LRV gap (20 vs 14) makes L380 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 20.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 6-point LRV gap (20 vs 14) makes Palm Leaf the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 25.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 9-point LRV gap (14 vs 5) makes Emerald green the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 30.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.