Match Maize yellow
RAL Classic Maize yellow is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 37. 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.
With LRVs of 38 and 37, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (42 vs 37) makes Laughing Orange the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 9-point LRV gap (46 vs 37) makes Lemon Dream the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (37 vs 34) makes Maize yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (41 vs 37) makes RAL 380-1 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 7-point LRV gap (45 vs 37) makes Sunny Side Up the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 37 vs 35), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 14.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 37 and 37, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 16.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 62 vs 37, Sunflower Symphony 4 is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 17.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
N302 reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 19.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Maize yellow reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 19), opening up a space where Brazen encloses it. At ΔE 26.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Babouche reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 37), opening up a space where Maize yellow encloses it. At ΔE 32.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 37 vs 37), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 41.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Maize yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 37 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 41.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.