Match Sand yellow
RAL Classic Sand yellow is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 45. 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 45 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 0.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 3-point LRV gap (45 vs 42) makes Sand yellow the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Sand yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (45 vs 36) makes Sand yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Sudbury Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Sand yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (45 vs 35) makes Sand yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Sand yellow reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 33), opening up a space where S 3030-Y30R encloses it. At ΔE 12.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 45 vs 29, Sand yellow is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 18.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.