Match RAL 180-M
RAL Effect RAL 180-M is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 35. 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 38 vs 35), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 35 vs 35), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Blue Granite reads slightly lighter (LRV 39 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 35 and 34, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
S 3005-B20G reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 36 and 35, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 35 and 33, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (35 vs 32) makes RAL 180-M the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
