Match RAL 490-3
RAL Effect RAL 490-3 is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 44. 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.
With LRVs of 44 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 44 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
RAL 490-3 reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (44 vs 35) makes RAL 490-3 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
RAL 490-3 reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 13.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 44 vs 27, RAL 490-3 is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 15.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
RAL 490-3 reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 16.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 11-point LRV gap (44 vs 33) makes RAL 490-3 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 22.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.