Match Lemon yellow
RAL Classic Lemon yellow is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 48. 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.
Lemon yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 50 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 50 vs 48), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Lemon yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Fresh Scent reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Lemon yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 6-point LRV gap (54 vs 48) makes Mister David the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Lemon yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 49 vs 48), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 11.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Soft Boiled reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Babouche reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 20.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Lemon yellow reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 19), opening up a space where Brazen encloses it. At ΔE 27.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Lemon yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 38.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Lemon yellow reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 33), opening up a space where S 3030-Y30R encloses it. At ΔE 40.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.