Match Ruby red
RAL Classic Ruby red is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 9. 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 (9 vs 6) makes Ruby red the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.4 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 5-point LRV gap (9 vs 4) makes Ruby red the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Red Gumball reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 14.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 9 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 14.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 11 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 16.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 9 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 17.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Statement Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 9), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 20.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
