Match Fern green
RAL Classic Fern green is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 16. 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.
Fern green reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Fern green reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 16 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (16 vs 11) makes Fern green the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 16 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Green Knoll reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (21 vs 16) makes Sap Green the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 14.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 14.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Palm Leaf reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 17.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 29 vs 16, Prairie Sage is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 19.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 16 and 14, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 20.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.