Match Red lilac
RAL Classic Red lilac is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 18. 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 18 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 4-point LRV gap (18 vs 13) makes Red lilac the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 3.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 18 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 18 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 18 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 11.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Heather reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 13.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 18 and 15, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 16.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A ΔE of 18.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Red lilac reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 14), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 18.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 19 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 22.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 18 vs 4, Red lilac is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 23.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.