Match Zinc yellow
RAL Classic Zinc yellow is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 64. 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 (67 vs 64) makes Sunnyside the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.9 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 5-point LRV gap (64 vs 58) makes Zinc yellow the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.2 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 64 vs 63), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
Daisy reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (64 vs 60) makes Zinc yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 8-point LRV gap (64 vs 55) makes Zinc yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Zinc yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 65 and 64, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
At LRV 64 vs 43, Zinc yellow is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 8.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 10-point LRV gap (64 vs 54) makes Zinc yellow the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 7-point LRV gap (64 vs 57) makes Zinc yellow the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 25.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 64 vs 19, Zinc yellow is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 39.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 64 vs 38, Zinc yellow is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 47.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV 64 vs 33, Zinc yellow is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 49.8 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.