Match RAL 290-1
RAL Effect RAL 290-1 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.
With LRVs of 38 and 36, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
With LRVs of 38 and 37, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Angel Food Cake reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 38 vs 35), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
RAL 290-1 reads slightly lighter (LRV 38 vs 34), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (45 vs 38) makes Honey Drizzle 2 the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (44 vs 38) makes Pastel yellow the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 8.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 38 and 37, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 8.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Yellow-Pink reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 13.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 5-point LRV gap (38 vs 33) makes RAL 290-1 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 16.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 7-point LRV gap (38 vs 31) makes RAL 290-1 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 18.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.