Match RAL 170-3

RAL Effect RAL 170-3 is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 56. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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RAL 170-3
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 170-3
RAL 170-3#BAC8DALRV 56

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.

Blue Opal
RAL 170-3
RAL 170-3
Blue Opal vs RAL 170-3
PPG
Blue Opal
PPG1166-3 · LRV 56
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 170-3
RAL 170-3 · LRV 56

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 56 vs 56), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 1.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.3Subtle
Airway
RAL 170-3
RAL 170-3
Airway vs RAL 170-3
Benjamin Moore
Airway
828 · LRV 55
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 170-3
RAL 170-3 · LRV 56

With LRVs of 56 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.6Subtle
Genevieve
Genevieve
RAL 170-3
RAL 170-3
Genevieve vs RAL 170-3
Cloverdale Paint
Genevieve
1274 · LRV 57
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 170-3
RAL 170-3 · LRV 56

With LRVs of 57 and 56, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.4Subtle
RAL 170-3
RAL 180-2
RAL 170-3
RAL 180-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 170-3
RAL 170-3 · LRV 56
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 180-2
RAL 180-2 · LRV 58

With LRVs of 58 and 56, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.7Subtle
Frosted Lake
Frosted Lake
RAL 170-3
RAL 170-3
Frosted Lake vs RAL 170-3
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 170-3
RAL 170-3 · LRV 56

With LRVs of 56 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.8Subtle
RAL 170-3
RAL 170-3
Hyacinth Tint
RAL 170-3 vs Hyacinth Tint
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 170-3
RAL 170-3 · LRV 56
Sherwin-Williams
Hyacinth Tint
6968 · LRV 60

A 3-point LRV gap (60 vs 56) makes Hyacinth Tint the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.8 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.8Subtle
Pale Wedgwood
RAL 170-3
Pale Wedgwood
RAL 170-3
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 170-3
RAL 170-3 · LRV 56

The ΔE 3.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.4Noticeable
Monet
Monet
RAL 170-3
RAL 170-3
Monet vs RAL 170-3
Behr
Monet
PPU15-17 · LRV 61
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 170-3
RAL 170-3 · LRV 56

A 5-point LRV gap (61 vs 56) makes Monet the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 3.7Noticeable
RAL 170-3
RAL 170-3
Forget me not
RAL 170-3 vs Forget me not
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 170-3
RAL 170-3 · LRV 56
Tikkurila
Forget me not
H353 · LRV 55

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 56 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.0 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.0Noticeable
Classic Blue
RAL 170-3
RAL 170-3
Classic Blue vs RAL 170-3
Jotun
Classic Blue
4062 · LRV 52
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 170-3
RAL 170-3 · LRV 56

RAL 170-3 reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.3Noticeable
Hazy
Hazy
RAL 170-3
RAL 170-3
Hazy vs RAL 170-3
Farrow & Ball
Hazy
CC6 · LRV 51
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 170-3
RAL 170-3 · LRV 56

A 5-point LRV gap (56 vs 51) makes RAL 170-3 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.8Noticeable
S 0515-R80B
S 0515-R80B
RAL 170-3
RAL 170-3
S 0515-R80B vs RAL 170-3
NCS
S 0515-R80B
S 0515-R80B · LRV 71
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 170-3
RAL 170-3 · LRV 56

At LRV 71 vs 56, S 0515-R80B is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 7.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.3Noticeable
RAL 170-3
RAL 170-3
Driftwood Blues
Driftwood Blues
RAL 170-3 vs Driftwood Blues
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 170-3
RAL 170-3 · LRV 56
Valspar
Driftwood Blues
V138-3 · LRV 46

RAL 170-3 reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 8.3Noticeable
Telegrey 4
Telegrey 4
RAL 170-3
RAL 170-3
Telegrey 4 vs RAL 170-3
RAL ClassicClassic
Telegrey 4
RAL 7047 · LRV 59
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 170-3
RAL 170-3 · LRV 56

With LRVs of 59 and 56, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 10.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 10.7Distinct