Match RAL 490-5
RAL Effect RAL 490-5 is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 29. 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.
A 3-point LRV gap (29 vs 26) makes RAL 490-5 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Cooing Doves reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 29), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 29 and 28, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
King's Cloak reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 29), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
At LRV 44 vs 29, Light pink is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 12.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 5-point LRV gap (34 vs 29) makes Portuguese Dawn the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 13.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 10-point LRV gap (29 vs 20) makes RAL 490-5 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 17.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 30 and 29, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 21.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.