Match Saffron yellow
RAL Classic Saffron yellow is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 50. 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.
With LRVs of 50 and 48, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Saffron yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 50 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (50 vs 44) makes Saffron yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (55 vs 50) makes Glowing Lantern the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 50 vs 47), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 7-point LRV gap (50 vs 43) makes Saffron yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 50 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 11.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Saffron yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 17.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Saffron yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 17.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 7-point LRV gap (57 vs 50) makes Babouche the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 18.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 50 vs 19, Saffron yellow is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 26.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Saffron yellow reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 37), opening up a space where Bella encloses it. At ΔE 26.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 50 vs 33, Saffron yellow is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 27.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.