Match Traffic orange
RAL Classic Traffic orange is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 24. 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.
A 6-point LRV gap (24 vs 18) makes Traffic orange the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 25 and 24, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 24 and 22, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Moroccan Flame reads slightly lighter (LRV 28 vs 24), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 24 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 13.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Orange you Happy? reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 24), opening up a space where Traffic orange encloses it. At ΔE 16.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Traffic orange reads slightly lighter (LRV 24 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 17.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Marigold reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 24), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 20.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 24 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 21.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 26 and 24, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 22.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 7-point LRV gap (31 vs 24) makes Pinch of Clove the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 42.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 10-point LRV gap (34 vs 24) makes Flamingo the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 44.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Bella reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 24), opening up a space where Traffic orange encloses it. At ΔE 44.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 9-point LRV gap (33 vs 24) makes S 3030-Y30R the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 49.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.