Match RAL 420-5
RAL Effect RAL 420-5 is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 18. 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 19 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 18), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 18 and 18, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Rocket Fire reads slightly lighter (LRV 23 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
RAL 420-5 reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (26 vs 18) makes Orange Aurora the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Salmon orange reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
RAL 420-5 reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 15), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 23.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Pinch of Clove reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 18), opening up a space where RAL 420-5 encloses it. At ΔE 25.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
RAL 420-5 reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 30.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.