Match RAL 280-3
RAL Effect RAL 280-3 is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 53. 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.
RAL 280-3 reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 53), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 3.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 56 and 53, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Autumn Glow reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 53), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Glistening reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 53), opening up a space where RAL 280-3 encloses it. At ΔE 5.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (60 vs 53) makes Colonial Yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
RAL 280-3 reads slightly lighter (LRV 53 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
RAL 280-3 reflects far more light (LRV 53 vs 33), opening up a space where S 3030-Y30R encloses it. At ΔE 20.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 12-point LRV gap (65 vs 53) makes Cinnamon Foam the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 20.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.