Match RAL 140-3
RAL Effect RAL 140-3 is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 80. 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 81 and 80, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
RAL 140-3 reads slightly lighter (LRV 80 vs 75), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.9 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 5-point LRV gap (80 vs 75) makes RAL 140-3 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
RAL 140-3 reads slightly lighter (LRV 80 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 80 vs 77), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 8-point LRV gap (80 vs 72) makes RAL 140-3 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 10-point LRV gap (80 vs 70) makes RAL 140-3 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
RAL 140-3 reads slightly lighter (LRV 80 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
RAL 140-3 reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 68), opening up a space where Light ivory encloses it. At ΔE 7.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
RAL 140-3 reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 65), opening up a space where Cinnamon Foam encloses it. At ΔE 8.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
RAL 140-3 reads slightly lighter (LRV 80 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 12.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.