Match RAL 240-5
RAL Effect RAL 240-5 is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 13. 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.
Fern green reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.1 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 13 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 1.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 14 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.0 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 5-point LRV gap (17 vs 13) makes Herb Garden the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 4.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 13 vs 11), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Green Knoll reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 8.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 14 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 13.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
With LRVs of 14 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 19.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
At LRV 29 vs 13, Prairie Sage is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 20.2 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.