Match RAL 490-6
RAL Effect RAL 490-6 is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 43. 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 43 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 44 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 45 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (43 vs 37) makes RAL 490-6 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 4-point LRV gap (43 vs 39) makes RAL 490-6 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 (43 vs 33) makes RAL 490-6 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 43 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (43 vs 33) makes RAL 490-6 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Coral Fountain reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 45 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 14.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 43 vs 30, RAL 490-6 is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 19.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.