Match RAL 170-M
RAL Effect RAL 170-M is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 40. 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 40 and 39, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 42 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
RAL 170-M reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (40 vs 36) makes RAL 170-M the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
RAL 170-M reads slightly lighter (LRV 40 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.3 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 40 and 38, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
The ΔE 7.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Driftwood Blues reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (40 vs 36) makes RAL 170-M the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 9.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.