Match Pastel yellow
RAL Classic Pastel yellow is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 44. 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 yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 5-point LRV gap (44 vs 39) makes Pastel yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 44 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (44 vs 38) makes Pastel yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (50 vs 44) makes Saffron yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (44 vs 38) makes Pastel yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 45 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 12.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 15.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 7-point LRV gap (44 vs 37) makes Pastel yellow the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 16.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 44 vs 22, Pastel yellow is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 18.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Pastel yellow reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 31), opening up a space where Pinch of Clove encloses it. At ΔE 19.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 7-point LRV gap (44 vs 37) makes Pastel yellow the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 19.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Pastel yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 21.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.