Match RAL 740-M
RAL Effect RAL 740-M is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 11. 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 (15 vs 11) makes Deep Sea the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.1 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Patina green reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 13 and 11, 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 12 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Emerald Glade reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 11), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 14 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
RAL 740-M reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 10.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A ΔE of 11.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 11 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 11.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 12 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 14.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 6-point LRV gap (11 vs 5) makes RAL 740-M the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 18.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.