Match Pastel orange
RAL Classic Pastel orange is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 35. 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 35 and 32, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Pastel orange reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 37 and 35, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Pastel orange reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Pastel orange reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 28), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 35 and 35, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 35 and 35, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
With LRVs of 35 and 35, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 16.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 37 vs 35), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 16.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Pastel orange reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 21), opening up a space where Charlotte's Locks encloses it. At ΔE 22.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 4-point LRV gap (35 vs 31) makes Pastel orange the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 35.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 37 and 35, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 37.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Emperor reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 40.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 35 vs 33), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 42.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.