Match RAL 650-5
RAL Effect RAL 650-5 is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 8. 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 4-point LRV gap (12 vs 8) makes Azure blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 10 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Blue Danube reads slightly lighter (LRV 11 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 9 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.5 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 10 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 4.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
With LRVs of 8 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 10 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 14.0 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Passageway reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 16.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
S 6010-B50G reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 21.2 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.