Deep Breath vs RAL 620-6
Where Deep Breath belongs to Behr's range, RAL 620-6 is a RAL Effect color. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Deep Breath (LRV 9) reflects noticeably more light than RAL 620-6 (LRV 4), a difference of 5 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 10.6, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Deep Breath vs RAL 620-6 in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Deep Breath and RAL 620-6 in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Deep Breath reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Deep Breath reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Deep Breath vs RAL 620-6 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Deep Breath on one side and RAL 620-6 on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Deep Breath comparisons
See how Deep Breath stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 9), opening up a space where Deep Breath encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 9, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (9 vs 6) makes Deep Breath the marginally brighter of the two.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 9), opening up a space where Deep Breath encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 9), opening up a space where Deep Breath encloses it.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 9), opening up a space where Deep Breath encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 9, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 27 vs 9, Denim Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 9), opening up a space where Deep Breath encloses it.
Deep Breath reads slightly lighter (LRV 9 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 9, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (13 vs 9) makes Bancha the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 9, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 9), opening up a space where Deep Breath encloses it.
Artichoke reflects far more light (LRV 21 vs 9), opening up a space where Deep Breath encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 9, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 9, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 9, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 9), opening up a space where Deep Breath encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 9 vs 8), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 68 vs 9, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 9), opening up a space where Deep Breath encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 9), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 45 vs 9, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 9), opening up a space where Deep Breath encloses it.