Match Daffodil yellow
RAL Classic Daffodil yellow is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 38. 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 40 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 41 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 39 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 8-point LRV gap (38 vs 30) makes Daffodil yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
I Love To Boogie reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 38), opening up a space where Daffodil yellow encloses it. At ΔE 8.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 38 vs 35), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 9.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 7-point LRV gap (45 vs 38) makes Sunny Side Up the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 13.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 38 and 37, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 15.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 62 vs 38, Sunflower Symphony 4 is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 20.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
N302 reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 23.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Daffodil yellow reflects far more light (LRV 38 vs 19), opening up a space where Brazen encloses it. At ΔE 29.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 38 vs 37), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 35.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 38 vs 37), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 41.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Daffodil yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 38 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 43.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.