Match RAL 280-5
RAL Effect RAL 280-5 is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 39. 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 41 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 40 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 9-point LRV gap (48 vs 39) makes Brittlebush the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 10-point LRV gap (49 vs 39) makes Sun Dust 2 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 40 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 11-point LRV gap (50 vs 39) makes Saffron yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (42 vs 39) makes Yellow-Pink the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
RAL 280-5 reads slightly lighter (LRV 39 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 26.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
