Match Orange brown
RAL Classic Orange brown is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 18. 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.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (18 vs 14) makes Orange brown the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 18 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 9.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (23 vs 18) makes Orange Ballad the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At ΔE 12.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 13.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 18 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 16.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Orange brown reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 14), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 17.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 31 vs 18, Frosted Papaya is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 18.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 18 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 18.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 6-point LRV gap (18 vs 12) makes Orange brown the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 19.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Orange brown reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 23.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.