Match RAL 230-5
RAL Effect RAL 230-5 is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 9. 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.
Emerald green reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 7-point LRV gap (16 vs 9) makes Crushed Pine 1 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (15 vs 9) makes Clover Leaf the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 11 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 11.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A ΔE of 16.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 4-point LRV gap (9 vs 5) makes RAL 230-5 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 29.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.