Match Olive yellow
RAL Classic Olive yellow is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 29. The matches below are the closest equivalents available across every brand on Pontata, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score. A ΔE under 3 is subtle; under 10 is noticeable but harmonious; above 25 means genuinely different colors.
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ClassicClosest 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 29 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 29 and 28, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
RAL 780-M reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 29), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 29 and 29, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
April Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 34 vs 29), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Portland Stone - Dark reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 29), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (35 vs 29) makes Celtic Forest 2 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 10.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 10-point LRV gap (39 vs 29) makes Harvest Brown the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Olive yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 26), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 30 and 29, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 14.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.