Match May green
RAL Classic May green is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 20. 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.
May green reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 20 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
May green reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (24 vs 20) makes Richmond Green the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
May green reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Garden reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 20 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 9.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 20 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 11.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
May green reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 14), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 4-point LRV gap (20 vs 16) makes May green the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 14.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 21 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 15.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Prairie Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 23.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 20 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 24.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 12-point LRV gap (20 vs 8) makes May green the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 24.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.