Match RAL 850-6

RAL Effect RAL 850-6 is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 7. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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RAL 850-6
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 850-6
RAL 850-6#4C4B46LRV 7

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.

Umbra grey
Umbra grey
RAL 850-6
RAL 850-6
Umbra grey vs RAL 850-6
RAL ClassicClassic
Umbra grey
RAL 7022 · LRV 10
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 850-6
RAL 850-6 · LRV 7

With LRVs of 10 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 0.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 0.9Imperceptible
Wheat Bread
RAL 850-6
Wheat Bread
RAL 850-6
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 850-6
RAL 850-6 · LRV 7

Wheat Bread reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 7), opening up a space where RAL 850-6 encloses it. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.5Subtle
Iron Clad
Iron Clad
RAL 850-6
RAL 850-6
Iron Clad vs RAL 850-6
Cloverdale Paint
Iron Clad
EX217 · LRV 7
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 850-6
RAL 850-6 · LRV 7

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.6Subtle
Deep River
Deep River
RAL 850-6
RAL 850-6
Deep River vs RAL 850-6
Benjamin Moore
Deep River
1582 · LRV 8
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 850-6
RAL 850-6 · LRV 7

With LRVs of 8 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.1Subtle
Licorice
Licorice
RAL 850-6
RAL 850-6
Licorice vs RAL 850-6
PPG
Licorice
PPG1009-7 · LRV 7
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 850-6
RAL 850-6 · LRV 7

With LRVs of 7 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.1Subtle
RAL 850-6
RAL 850-6
Rock Bottom
Rock Bottom
RAL 850-6 vs Rock Bottom
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 850-6
RAL 850-6 · LRV 7
Sherwin-Williams
Rock Bottom
7062 · LRV 7

With LRVs of 7 and 7, 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
Blackened Black
Blackened Black
RAL 850-6
RAL 850-6
Blackened Black vs RAL 850-6
Jotun
Blackened Black
9938 · LRV 7
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 850-6
RAL 850-6 · LRV 7

With LRVs of 7 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.7Subtle
Raisin Cake
Raisin Cake
RAL 850-6
RAL 850-6
Raisin Cake vs RAL 850-6
Dulux
Raisin Cake
20YY 11/017 · LRV 11
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 850-6
RAL 850-6 · LRV 7

Raisin Cake reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.8Subtle
S 7500-N
S 7500-N
RAL 850-6
RAL 850-6
S 7500-N vs RAL 850-6
NCS
S 7500-N
S 7500-N · LRV 8
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 850-6
RAL 850-6 · LRV 7

With LRVs of 8 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.9Subtle
RAL 840-M
RAL 850-6
RAL 840-M
RAL 850-6
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 840-M
RAL 840-M · LRV 6
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 850-6
RAL 850-6 · LRV 7

With LRVs of 7 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.3Noticeable
Studio Green
Studio Green
RAL 850-6
RAL 850-6
Studio Green vs RAL 850-6
Farrow & Ball
Studio Green
93 · LRV 7
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 850-6
RAL 850-6 · LRV 7

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.3Noticeable
RAL 850-6
RAL 850-6
Licorice
Licorice
RAL 850-6 vs Licorice
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 850-6
RAL 850-6 · LRV 7
Tikkurila
Licorice
X499 · LRV 7

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 7 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.5Noticeable
Vulcan
RAL 850-6
RAL 850-6
Vulcan vs RAL 850-6
Little Greene
Vulcan
324 · LRV 9
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 850-6
RAL 850-6 · LRV 7

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.0Noticeable
RAL 850-6
RAL 850-6
Nocturnal Green
Nocturnal Green
RAL 850-6 vs Nocturnal Green
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 850-6
RAL 850-6 · LRV 7
Valspar
Nocturnal Green
5011-1 · LRV 3

RAL 850-6 reads slightly lighter (LRV 7 vs 3), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 11.9Distinct