Match RAL 240-2
RAL Effect RAL 240-2 is a mid-tone shade with an LRV of 38. 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.
Parrot Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 2.6 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 7-point LRV gap (45 vs 38) makes Lime Rickey the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.7 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 38 vs 35), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
RAL 240-2 reads slightly lighter (LRV 38 vs 29), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 13.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Churlish Green reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 38), opening up a space where RAL 240-2 encloses it. At ΔE 13.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Kiwi Crush reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 38), opening up a space where RAL 240-2 encloses it. At ΔE 14.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Green beige reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 38), opening up a space where RAL 240-2 encloses it. At ΔE 16.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
RAL 240-2 reads slightly lighter (LRV 38 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 17.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 38 vs 20, RAL 240-2 is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 18.0 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 5-point LRV gap (38 vs 33) makes RAL 240-2 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 27.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.