Match Pigeon blue
RAL Classic Pigeon blue is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 22. 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 3-point LRV gap (22 vs 18) makes Pigeon blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 22 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 4-point LRV gap (22 vs 17) makes Pigeon blue the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 3.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 22 vs 21), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 3.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Pigeon blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 22 vs 19), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Old Blue Jeans reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (22 vs 18) makes Pigeon blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
The ΔE 5.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 22 and 19, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Pastel blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 22 vs 22), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 10.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Pigeon blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 14), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.