Match RAL 690-M

RAL Effect RAL 690-M is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 7. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.

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RAL 690-M
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 690-M
RAL 690-M#006773LRV 7

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.

Maldive Dream
Maldive Dream
RAL 690-M
RAL 690-M
Maldive Dream vs RAL 690-M
Dulux
Maldive Dream
16BG 13/282 · LRV 13
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 690-M
RAL 690-M · LRV 7

Maldive Dream reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.4 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.4Subtle
Venezuelan Sea
RAL 690-M
RAL 690-M
Venezuelan Sea vs RAL 690-M
Benjamin Moore
Venezuelan Sea
2054-30 · LRV 14
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 690-M
RAL 690-M · LRV 7

Venezuelan Sea reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.8 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.

Compare ↔ΔE 1.8Subtle
RAL 690-M
RAL 690-M
Mosaic Tile
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 690-M
RAL 690-M · LRV 7
Sherwin-Williams
Mosaic Tile
2938 · LRV NaN

At LRV NaN vs NaN, Mosaic Tile is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 2.3 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.3Subtle
Caribbean Holiday
RAL 690-M
RAL 690-M
Caribbean Holiday vs RAL 690-M
PPG
Caribbean Holiday
PPG13-28 · LRV 13
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 690-M
RAL 690-M · LRV 7

A 6-point LRV gap (13 vs 7) makes Caribbean Holiday the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.6 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.6Subtle
RAL 690-4
RAL 690-M
RAL 690-4
RAL 690-M
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 690-4
RAL 690-4 · LRV 8
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 690-M
RAL 690-M · LRV 7

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 2.7 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.

Compare ↔ΔE 2.7Subtle
Blue Stream
Blue Stream
RAL 690-M
RAL 690-M
Blue Stream vs RAL 690-M
Behr
Blue Stream
M470-7 · LRV 10
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 690-M
RAL 690-M · LRV 7

With LRVs of 10 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 5.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.1Noticeable
Canton
RAL 690-M
Canton
RAL 690-M
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 690-M
RAL 690-M · LRV 7

At ΔE 5.8 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.8Noticeable
Job's Tears
Job's Tears
RAL 690-M
RAL 690-M
Job's Tears vs RAL 690-M
Cloverdale Paint
Job's Tears
0676 · LRV 10
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 690-M
RAL 690-M · LRV 7

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 10 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 5.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 5.8Noticeable
Pearl gentian blue
RAL 690-M
RAL 690-M
Pearl gentian blue vs RAL 690-M
RAL ClassicClassic
Pearl gentian blue
RAL 5025 · LRV 18
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 690-M
RAL 690-M · LRV 7

A 11-point LRV gap (18 vs 7) makes Pearl gentian blue the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 6.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.

Compare ↔ΔE 6.1Noticeable
S 5040-B60G
S 5040-B60G
RAL 690-M
RAL 690-M
S 5040-B60G vs RAL 690-M
NCS
S 5040-B60G
S 5040-B60G · LRV 8
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 690-M
RAL 690-M · LRV 7

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 8 vs 7), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 10.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 10.4Distinct
Vardo
Vardo
RAL 690-M
RAL 690-M
Vardo vs RAL 690-M
Farrow & Ball
Vardo
288 · LRV 15
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 690-M
RAL 690-M · LRV 7

Vardo reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 11.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 11.3Distinct
RAL 690-M
RAL 690-M
L366
RAL 690-M vs L366
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 690-M
RAL 690-M · LRV 7
Tikkurila
L366
L366 · LRV 15

A 8-point LRV gap (15 vs 7) makes L366 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 13.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.

Compare ↔ΔE 13.9Distinct
Fusion
Fusion
RAL 690-M
RAL 690-M
Fusion vs RAL 690-M
Jotun
Fusion
5362 · LRV 12
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 690-M
RAL 690-M · LRV 7

Fusion reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 14.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 14.1Distinct
RAL 690-M
RAL 690-M
Passageway
Passageway
RAL 690-M vs Passageway
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 690-M
RAL 690-M · LRV 7
Valspar
Passageway
V137-6 · LRV 14

Passageway reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 17.8 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.

Compare ↔ΔE 17.8Distinct