Match RAL 830-5

RAL Effect RAL 830-5 is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 9. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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RAL 830-5
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 830-5
RAL 830-5#515554LRV 9

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.

Vulcan
RAL 830-5
RAL 830-5
Vulcan vs RAL 830-5
Little Greene
Vulcan
324 · LRV 9
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 830-5
RAL 830-5 · LRV 9

With LRVs of 9 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.3Subtle
Carbon Copy
Carbon Copy
RAL 830-5
RAL 830-5
Carbon Copy vs RAL 830-5
Behr
Carbon Copy
PPU25-01 · LRV 9
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 830-5
RAL 830-5 · LRV 9

With LRVs of 9 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.3 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.3Subtle
Traffic grey B
Traffic grey B
RAL 830-5
RAL 830-5
Traffic grey B vs RAL 830-5
RAL ClassicClassic
Traffic grey B
RAL 7043 · LRV 11
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 830-5
RAL 830-5 · LRV 9

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.4Subtle
Cannon Ball
Cannon Ball
RAL 830-5
RAL 830-5
Cannon Ball vs RAL 830-5
Dulux
Cannon Ball
90BG 11/016 · LRV 11
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 830-5
RAL 830-5 · LRV 9

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.5 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.5Subtle
Tar
Tar
RAL 830-5
RAL 830-5
Tar vs RAL 830-5
Farrow & Ball
Tar
CC1 · LRV 9
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 830-5
RAL 830-5 · LRV 9

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.9Subtle
Black Widow
Black Widow
RAL 830-5
RAL 830-5
Black Widow vs RAL 830-5
PPG
Black Widow
PPG0997-7 · LRV 10
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 830-5
RAL 830-5 · LRV 9

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.0Subtle
Iron
Iron
RAL 830-5
RAL 830-5
Iron vs RAL 830-5
Cloverdale Paint
Iron
CA207 · LRV 9
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 830-5
RAL 830-5 · LRV 9

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.3Subtle
Ambler Slate
Ambler Slate
RAL 830-5
RAL 830-5
Ambler Slate vs RAL 830-5
Benjamin Moore
Ambler Slate
CW-685 · LRV 12
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 830-5
RAL 830-5 · LRV 9

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.4Subtle
RAL 830-5
Peppercorn
RAL 830-5
Peppercorn
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 830-5
RAL 830-5 · LRV 9
Sherwin-Williams
Peppercorn
7674 · LRV 10

With LRVs of 10 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.5Subtle
RAL 830-5
RAL 830-5
Wrought iron
RAL 830-5 vs Wrought iron
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 830-5
RAL 830-5 · LRV 9
Tikkurila
Wrought iron
Y500 · LRV 9

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.6Subtle
S 7500-N
S 7500-N
RAL 830-5
RAL 830-5
S 7500-N vs RAL 830-5
NCS
S 7500-N
S 7500-N · LRV 8
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 830-5
RAL 830-5 · LRV 9

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.8Subtle
RAL 810-5
RAL 830-5
RAL 810-5
RAL 830-5
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 810-5
RAL 810-5 · LRV 10
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 830-5
RAL 830-5 · LRV 9

With LRVs of 10 and 9, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.7Noticeable
Blackened Black
Blackened Black
RAL 830-5
RAL 830-5
Blackened Black vs RAL 830-5
Jotun
Blackened Black
9938 · LRV 7
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 830-5
RAL 830-5 · LRV 9

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.1Noticeable
RAL 830-5
RAL 830-5
Sea Grove
Sea Grove
RAL 830-5 vs Sea Grove
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 830-5
RAL 830-5 · LRV 9
Valspar
Sea Grove
T698 · LRV 15

Sea Grove reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 10.6Distinct