Match RAL 520-1
RAL Effect RAL 520-1 is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 72. 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.
A 5-point LRV gap (72 vs 67) makes RAL 520-1 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 1.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
With LRVs of 72 and 70, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.2 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
RAL 520-1 reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 3.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 72 vs 70), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 4.4 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
RAL 520-1 reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 7.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
At LRV 72 vs 56, RAL 520-1 is decisively the brighter choice. The ΔE 8.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 72 and 70, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
At LRV 72 vs 59, RAL 520-1 is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 13.7 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.