Match Silk Grey

RAL Classic Silk Grey is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 47. The matches below are the closest equivalents available across every brand on Pontata, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score. A ΔE under 3 is subtle; under 10 is noticeable but harmonious; above 25 means genuinely different colors.

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Silk Grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Silk Grey
RAL 7044#bbb6b0LRV 47

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.

Silk Grey
Silk Grey
Cloister
Silk Grey vs Cloister
RAL ClassicClassic
Silk Grey
RAL 7044 · LRV 47
Tikkurila
Cloister
V487 · LRV 46

With LRVs of 47 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.2Subtle
Silver Dollar
Silver Dollar
Silk Grey
Silk Grey
Silver Dollar vs Silk Grey
PPG
Silver Dollar
PPG1022-3 · LRV 47
RAL ClassicClassic
Silk Grey
RAL 7044 · LRV 47

With LRVs of 47 and 47, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.3Subtle
Warm Truffle
Warm Truffle
Silk Grey
Silk Grey
Warm Truffle vs Silk Grey
Dulux
Warm Truffle
10YY 46/041 · LRV 46
RAL ClassicClassic
Silk Grey
RAL 7044 · LRV 47

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.4Subtle
La Paloma Gray
La Paloma Gray
Silk Grey
Silk Grey
La Paloma Gray vs Silk Grey
Benjamin Moore
La Paloma Gray
1551 · LRV 46
RAL ClassicClassic
Silk Grey
RAL 7044 · LRV 47

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.4Subtle
Greige
Greige
Silk Grey
Silk Grey
Greige vs Silk Grey
Behr
Greige
PPU24-11 · LRV 46
RAL ClassicClassic
Silk Grey
RAL 7044 · LRV 47

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 46), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.6Subtle
Lavender Touch
Lavender Touch
Silk Grey
Silk Grey
Lavender Touch vs Silk Grey
Jotun
Lavender Touch
20186 · LRV 46
RAL ClassicClassic
Silk Grey
RAL 7044 · LRV 47

With LRVs of 47 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.9Subtle
Silk Grey
Silk Grey
Gray Clouds
Gray Clouds
Silk Grey vs Gray Clouds
RAL ClassicClassic
Silk Grey
RAL 7044 · LRV 47
Sherwin-Williams
Gray Clouds
7658 · LRV 47

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 47), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.0Subtle
Rand Moon
Rand Moon
Silk Grey
Silk Grey
Rand Moon vs Silk Grey
Cloverdale Paint
Rand Moon
0532 · LRV 49
RAL ClassicClassic
Silk Grey
RAL 7044 · LRV 47

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 49 vs 47), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.3Subtle
Dove Tale
Dove Tale
Silk Grey
Silk Grey
Dove Tale vs Silk Grey
Farrow & Ball
Dove Tale
267 · LRV 45
RAL ClassicClassic
Silk Grey
RAL 7044 · LRV 47

With LRVs of 47 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.4Subtle
Silk Grey
Silk Grey
RAL 850-2
RAL 850-2
Silk Grey vs RAL 850-2
RAL ClassicClassic
Silk Grey
RAL 7044 · LRV 47
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 850-2
RAL 850-2 · LRV 44

Silk Grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.0Noticeable
S 2502-Y50R
S 2502-Y50R
Silk Grey
Silk Grey
S 2502-Y50R vs Silk Grey
NCS
S 2502-Y50R
S 2502-Y50R · LRV 53
RAL ClassicClassic
Silk Grey
RAL 7044 · LRV 47

A 5-point LRV gap (53 vs 47) makes S 2502-Y50R the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.3Noticeable
Silk Grey
Silk Grey
Ganymede
Silk Grey vs Ganymede
RAL ClassicClassic
Silk Grey
RAL 7044 · LRV 47
Valspar
Ganymede
8006-12C · LRV 46

With LRVs of 47 and 46, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.3Noticeable
Agate Grey
Silk Grey
Agate Grey
Silk Grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Agate Grey
RAL 7038 · LRV 45
RAL ClassicClassic
Silk Grey
RAL 7044 · LRV 47

With LRVs of 47 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.7Noticeable
Dash of Soot
Dash of Soot
Silk Grey
Silk Grey
Dash of Soot vs Silk Grey
Little Greene
Dash of Soot
244 · LRV 54
RAL ClassicClassic
Silk Grey
RAL 7044 · LRV 47

Dash of Soot reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.2Noticeable