Match Pure red
RAL Classic Pure red is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 17. 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 17 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Pure red reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (17 vs 8) makes Pure red the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (17 vs 14) makes Pure red the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 17 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (23 vs 17) makes Rocket Fire the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 14.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 20 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 14.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 15.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 18 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 17.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Charlotte's Locks reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 18.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 36.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 34 vs 17, Flamingo is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 37.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 10-point LRV gap (17 vs 7) makes Pure red the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 40.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 31 vs 17, Pinch of Clove is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 42.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.