Match Pastel blue
RAL Classic Pastel blue is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 29. 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.
Pastel blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 24), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 0.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 29 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Pastel blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 24), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 29 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 29 and 27, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 29 and 28, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 28), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
The ΔE 6.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Pastel blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Pastel blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 11-point LRV gap (29 vs 18) makes Pastel blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 7-point LRV gap (29 vs 22) makes Pastel blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 15.0 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 15.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Pastel blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 19), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 16.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.