Match Honey yellow
RAL Classic Honey yellow is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 34. 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.
Honey yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 34 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (34 vs 30) makes Honey yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 34 vs 34), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 8-point LRV gap (42 vs 34) makes Golden yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
At LRV 50 vs 34, Sun Drops is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 10.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 4-point LRV gap (38 vs 34) makes Curry Sauce the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 11-point LRV gap (45 vs 34) makes Sunny Side Up the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 14.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 49 vs 34, Sun Dust 2 is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 15.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
N302 reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 17.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 8-point LRV gap (42 vs 34) makes Yellow-Pink the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 18.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Honey yellow reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 19), opening up a space where Brazen encloses it. At ΔE 19.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Babouche reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 34), opening up a space where Honey yellow encloses it. At ΔE 26.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 34 and 33, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 37.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Masala reads slightly lighter (LRV 38 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 37.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.