Match RAL orange
RAL Classic RAL orange is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 21. 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.
Luminous orange reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 21), opening up a space where RAL orange encloses it. At ΔE 4.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 21 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 14.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 22 vs 21), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 14.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 7-point LRV gap (28 vs 21) makes Moroccan Flame the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 18.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 37 vs 21, Orange you Happy? is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 23.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 21), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 24.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 35 vs 21, Marigold is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 26.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 27.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 21), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 32.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 5-point LRV gap (26 vs 21) makes Field Poppy the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 33.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Pinch of Clove reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 52.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Flamingo reflects far more light (LRV 34 vs 21), opening up a space where RAL orange encloses it. At ΔE 53.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 37 vs 21, Bella is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 55.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
S 3030-Y30R reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 60.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.