Match Platinum grey

RAL Classic Platinum grey is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 32. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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Platinum grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Platinum grey
RAL 7036#979392LRV 32

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.

Platinum grey
Platinum grey
RAL 870-2
RAL 870-2
Platinum grey vs RAL 870-2
RAL ClassicClassic
Platinum grey
RAL 7036 · LRV 32
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 870-2
RAL 870-2 · LRV 30

With LRVs of 32 and 30, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.4Imperceptible
Soho Loft
Platinum grey
Platinum grey
Soho Loft vs Platinum grey
Benjamin Moore
Soho Loft
CSP-10 · LRV 30
RAL ClassicClassic
Platinum grey
RAL 7036 · LRV 32

With LRVs of 32 and 30, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.8Imperceptible
Platinum grey
Platinum grey
Gray Shingle
Gray Shingle
Platinum grey vs Gray Shingle
RAL ClassicClassic
Platinum grey
RAL 7036 · LRV 32
Sherwin-Williams
Gray Shingle
7670 · LRV 29

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 32 vs 29), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.2Subtle
Cool Ashes
Cool Ashes
Platinum grey
Platinum grey
Cool Ashes vs Platinum grey
Behr
Cool Ashes
N520-4 · LRV 29
RAL ClassicClassic
Platinum grey
RAL 7036 · LRV 32

With LRVs of 32 and 29, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.7Subtle
Cloudy Slate
Cloudy Slate
Platinum grey
Platinum grey
Cloudy Slate vs Platinum grey
PPG
Cloudy Slate
PPG0996-4 · LRV 29
RAL ClassicClassic
Platinum grey
RAL 7036 · LRV 32

With LRVs of 32 and 29, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.8Subtle
Sparrow
Sparrow
Platinum grey
Platinum grey
Sparrow vs Platinum grey
Cloverdale Paint
Sparrow
0554 · LRV 32
RAL ClassicClassic
Platinum grey
RAL 7036 · LRV 32

With LRVs of 32 and 32, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.0Subtle
Deep Fossil
Deep Fossil
Platinum grey
Platinum grey
Deep Fossil vs Platinum grey
Dulux
Deep Fossil
00NN 31/000 · LRV 31
RAL ClassicClassic
Platinum grey
RAL 7036 · LRV 32

With LRVs of 32 and 31, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.5Subtle
S 4500-N
S 4500-N
Platinum grey
Platinum grey
S 4500-N vs Platinum grey
NCS
S 4500-N
S 4500-N · LRV 27
RAL ClassicClassic
Platinum grey
RAL 7036 · LRV 32

A 5-point LRV gap (32 vs 27) makes Platinum grey the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.5Subtle
Plummet
Plummet
Platinum grey
Platinum grey
Plummet vs Platinum grey
Farrow & Ball
Plummet
272 · LRV 27
RAL ClassicClassic
Platinum grey
RAL 7036 · LRV 32

A 5-point LRV gap (32 vs 27) makes Platinum grey the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.1Noticeable
Platinum grey
Traffic grey A
Platinum grey
Traffic grey A
RAL ClassicClassic
Platinum grey
RAL 7036 · LRV 32
RAL ClassicClassic
Traffic grey A
RAL 7042 · LRV 31

With LRVs of 32 and 31, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.3Noticeable
Mid Lead Colour
Mid Lead Colour
Platinum grey
Platinum grey
Mid Lead Colour vs Platinum grey
Little Greene
Mid Lead Colour
114 · LRV 26
RAL ClassicClassic
Platinum grey
RAL 7036 · LRV 32

Platinum grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 26), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.4Noticeable
Platinum grey
Platinum grey
Tabby Cat Gray
Tabby Cat Gray
Platinum grey vs Tabby Cat Gray
RAL ClassicClassic
Platinum grey
RAL 7036 · LRV 32
Valspar
Tabby Cat Gray
8005-1D · LRV 28

A 4-point LRV gap (32 vs 28) makes Platinum grey the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.8Noticeable
Healing Lavender
Platinum grey
Platinum grey
Healing Lavender vs Platinum grey
Jotun
Healing Lavender
20218 · LRV 35
RAL ClassicClassic
Platinum grey
RAL 7036 · LRV 32

A 3-point LRV gap (35 vs 32) makes Healing Lavender 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
Platinum grey
Platinum grey
K488
Platinum grey vs K488
RAL ClassicClassic
Platinum grey
RAL 7036 · LRV 32
Tikkurila
K488
K488 · LRV 34

With LRVs of 34 and 32, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.1Noticeable