Match RAL 420-6

RAL Effect RAL 420-6 is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 16. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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RAL 420-6
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 420-6
RAL 420-6#BF502ELRV 16

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.

Fireball Orange
Fireball Orange
RAL 420-6
RAL 420-6
Fireball Orange vs RAL 420-6
Benjamin Moore
Fireball Orange
2170-10 · LRV 19
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 420-6
RAL 420-6 · LRV 16

Fireball Orange reads slightly lighter (LRV 19 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.5 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.5Subtle
RAL 420-6
RAL 420-6
Raucous Orange
Raucous Orange
RAL 420-6 vs Raucous Orange
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 420-6
RAL 420-6 · LRV 16
Sherwin-Williams
Raucous Orange
6883 · LRV 18

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.0Subtle
RAL 420-5
RAL 420-6
RAL 420-5
RAL 420-6
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 420-5
RAL 420-5 · LRV 18
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 420-6
RAL 420-6 · LRV 16

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 18 vs 16), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 4.1Noticeable
Orange Vermillion
RAL 420-6
RAL 420-6
Orange Vermillion vs RAL 420-6
PPG
Orange Vermillion
PPG1194-7 · LRV 15
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 420-6
RAL 420-6 · LRV 16

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.2Noticeable
Red orange
Red orange
RAL 420-6
RAL 420-6
Red orange vs RAL 420-6
RAL ClassicClassic
Red orange
RAL 2001 · LRV 18
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 420-6
RAL 420-6 · LRV 16

With LRVs of 18 and 16, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 6.7 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.7Noticeable
Charlotte's Locks
Charlotte's Locks
RAL 420-6
RAL 420-6
Charlotte's Locks vs RAL 420-6
Farrow & Ball
Charlotte's Locks
268 · LRV 21
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 420-6
RAL 420-6 · LRV 16

Charlotte's Locks reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.9Noticeable
Rocket Fire
RAL 420-6
RAL 420-6
Rocket Fire vs RAL 420-6
Dulux
Rocket Fire
34YR 23/583 · LRV 23
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 420-6
RAL 420-6 · LRV 16

A 7-point LRV gap (23 vs 16) makes Rocket Fire the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 7.4Noticeable
RAL 420-6
Heat
RAL 420-6
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 420-6
RAL 420-6 · LRV 16

The ΔE 9.5 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 9.5Noticeable
Inferno
RAL 420-6
Inferno
RAL 420-6
Behr
Inferno
P190-7 · LRV 20
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 420-6
RAL 420-6 · LRV 16

Inferno reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 9.6Noticeable
Casa De Oro
Casa De Oro
RAL 420-6
RAL 420-6
Casa De Oro vs RAL 420-6
Cloverdale Paint
Casa De Oro
1026 · LRV 25
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 420-6
RAL 420-6 · LRV 16

Casa De Oro reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.7 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 11.7Distinct
Statement Red
Statement Red
RAL 420-6
RAL 420-6
Statement Red vs RAL 420-6
Jotun
Statement Red
20207 · LRV 15
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 420-6
RAL 420-6 · LRV 16

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 15), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 22.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 22.5Distinct
RAL 420-6
RAL 420-6
Pinch of Clove
Pinch of Clove
RAL 420-6 vs Pinch of Clove
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 420-6
RAL 420-6 · LRV 16
Valspar
Pinch of Clove
P082 · LRV 31

At LRV 31 vs 16, Pinch of Clove is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 25.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 25.5Very different
RAL 420-6
RAL 420-6
Terrakotta
RAL 420-6 vs Terrakotta
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 420-6
RAL 420-6 · LRV 16
Tikkurila
Terrakotta
N405 · LRV 14

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 14), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 26.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 26.1Very different
S 5040-Y80R
S 5040-Y80R
RAL 420-6
RAL 420-6
S 5040-Y80R vs RAL 420-6
NCS
S 5040-Y80R
S 5040-Y80R · LRV 7
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 420-6
RAL 420-6 · LRV 16

A 9-point LRV gap (16 vs 7) makes RAL 420-6 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 28.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 28.5Very different