Match Traffic blue
RAL Classic Traffic blue is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 11. 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.
Traffic blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 0.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 11 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 11 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 11 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Traffic blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 12 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Traffic blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 17.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 4-point LRV gap (15 vs 11) makes Pitch Blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 17.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 14 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 26.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
S 5010-R90B reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 30.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.