Match Pearl ruby red
RAL Classic Pearl ruby red is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 8. 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 4-point LRV gap (8 vs 4) makes Pearl ruby red the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
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.
With LRVs of 8 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Pearl ruby red reads slightly lighter (LRV 8 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 8 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 8 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 7.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 9.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 10.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 6), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 11.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 12.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 9 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 13.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 15.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Incarnadine reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 16.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Hibiscus reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 20.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.