Match RAL 490-M
RAL Effect RAL 490-M is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 26. 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 27 vs 26), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 26 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 26 vs 24), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 3-point LRV gap (29 vs 26) makes RAL 550-M the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
RAL 490-M reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 26 vs 26), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 7.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (26 vs 21) makes RAL 490-M the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 28 vs 26), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 26 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Cooing Doves reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 26), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 26), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 11.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 26 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 11.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 26 vs 26), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 12.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
S 4010-Y50R reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 26), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 17.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.