Match RAL 740-4
RAL Effect RAL 740-4 is a deep, low-reflectance shade with an LRV of 17. 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 19 and 17, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 3.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Alexandrite reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Mint turquoise reads slightly lighter (LRV 23 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.4 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
On the Nile reads slightly lighter (LRV 24 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 6.1 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 17 vs 17), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 6.6 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 9-point LRV gap (26 vs 17) makes Sea Emerald the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 14.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
RAL 740-4 reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 14), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 16.5 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Tidepool Wonder reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 17.6 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.