Match Pearl gold

RAL Classic Pearl gold is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 28. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Pearl gold
RAL ClassicClassic
Pearl gold
RAL 1036#806440LRV 28

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.

Seasoned Acorn
Pearl gold
Pearl gold
Seasoned Acorn vs Pearl gold
PPG
Seasoned Acorn
PPG1096-7 · LRV 13
RAL ClassicClassic
Pearl gold
RAL 1036 · LRV 28

At LRV 28 vs 13, Pearl gold is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.8Subtle
Weathered Oak
Pearl gold
Pearl gold
Weathered Oak vs Pearl gold
Benjamin Moore
Weathered Oak
1050 · LRV 15
RAL ClassicClassic
Pearl gold
RAL 1036 · LRV 28

At LRV 28 vs 15, Pearl gold is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.1Subtle
Pearl gold
Pearl gold
Mossy Gold
Pearl gold vs Mossy Gold
RAL ClassicClassic
Pearl gold
RAL 1036 · LRV 28
Sherwin-Williams
Mossy Gold
6139 · LRV 15

Pearl gold reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 15), opening up a space where Mossy Gold encloses it. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.2Subtle
Golden Summer
Golden Summer
Pearl gold
Pearl gold
Golden Summer vs Pearl gold
Cloverdale Paint
Golden Summer
0305 · LRV 17
RAL ClassicClassic
Pearl gold
RAL 1036 · LRV 28

Pearl gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.8Noticeable
Green brown
Pearl gold
Pearl gold
Green brown vs Pearl gold
RAL ClassicClassic
Green brown
RAL 8000 · LRV 18
RAL ClassicClassic
Pearl gold
RAL 1036 · LRV 28

A 10-point LRV gap (28 vs 18) makes Pearl gold the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.5Noticeable
Pearl gold
Pearl gold
Muddy Mississippi
Pearl gold vs Muddy Mississippi
RAL ClassicClassic
Pearl gold
RAL 1036 · LRV 28
Valspar
Muddy Mississippi
3004-9A · LRV 13

Pearl gold reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 13), opening up a space where Muddy Mississippi encloses it. At ΔE 5.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.5Noticeable
Affogato
Pearl gold
Affogato
Pearl gold
Little Greene
Affogato
342 · LRV 17
RAL ClassicClassic
Pearl gold
RAL 1036 · LRV 28

Pearl gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.6Noticeable
S 6020-Y30R
Pearl gold
Pearl gold
S 6020-Y30R vs Pearl gold
NCS
S 6020-Y30R
S 6020-Y30R · LRV 11
RAL ClassicClassic
Pearl gold
RAL 1036 · LRV 28

At LRV 28 vs 11, Pearl gold is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 6.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.7Noticeable
Norwegian Wood
Norwegian Wood
Pearl gold
Pearl gold
Norwegian Wood vs Pearl gold
Jotun
Norwegian Wood
10981 · LRV 13
RAL ClassicClassic
Pearl gold
RAL 1036 · LRV 28

Pearl gold reflects far more light (LRV 28 vs 13), opening up a space where Norwegian Wood encloses it. At ΔE 8.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 8.9Noticeable
Pearl gold
Pearl gold
RAL 330-M
RAL 330-M
Pearl gold vs RAL 330-M
RAL ClassicClassic
Pearl gold
RAL 1036 · LRV 28
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 330-M
RAL 330-M · LRV 13

At LRV 28 vs 13, Pearl gold is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 12.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 12.3Distinct
Spiced Honey
Spiced Honey
Pearl gold
Pearl gold
Spiced Honey vs Pearl gold
Dulux
Spiced Honey
00YY 26/220 · LRV 26
RAL ClassicClassic
Pearl gold
RAL 1036 · LRV 28

With LRVs of 28 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 12.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 12.5Distinct
Dibber
Dibber
Pearl gold
Pearl gold
Dibber vs Pearl gold
Farrow & Ball
Dibber
312 · LRV 18
RAL ClassicClassic
Pearl gold
RAL 1036 · LRV 28

Pearl gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 12.8Distinct
Whiskey Barrel
Pearl gold
Pearl gold
Whiskey Barrel vs Pearl gold
Behr
Whiskey Barrel
N230-6 · LRV 18
RAL ClassicClassic
Pearl gold
RAL 1036 · LRV 28

Pearl gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 12.9Distinct
Pearl gold
Pearl gold
N470
Pearl gold vs N470
RAL ClassicClassic
Pearl gold
RAL 1036 · LRV 28
Tikkurila
N470
N470 · LRV 10

At LRV 28 vs 10, Pearl gold is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 14.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 14.8Distinct