Autumn Gold vs RAL 260-M
Where Autumn Gold belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, RAL 260-M is a RAL Effect color. These are both beiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige to land. Autumn Gold (LRV 36) reflects noticeably more light than RAL 260-M (LRV 31), a difference of 5 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 4.5 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Autumn Gold vs RAL 260-M in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Autumn Gold and RAL 260-M are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Autumn Gold reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Autumn Gold vs RAL 260-M Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Autumn Gold on one side and RAL 260-M 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 Autumn Gold comparisons
See how Autumn Gold stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 36, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 36), opening up a space where Autumn Gold encloses it.
Autumn Gold reflects far more light (LRV 36 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 36, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (36 vs 30) makes Autumn Gold the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 36), opening up a space where Autumn Gold encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 36, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 36), opening up a space where Autumn Gold encloses it.
Autumn Gold reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (43 vs 36) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 36 vs 4, Autumn Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 36), opening up a space where Autumn Gold encloses it.
Autumn Gold reflects far more light (LRV 36 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 36, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 36 vs 21, Autumn Gold is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 36), opening up a space where Autumn Gold encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 36), opening up a space where Autumn Gold encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 36), opening up a space where Autumn Gold encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 36, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Autumn Gold reflects far more light (LRV 36 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Autumn Gold reflects far more light (LRV 36 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 36), opening up a space where Autumn Gold encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (41 vs 36) makes Dix Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Autumn Gold reflects far more light (LRV 36 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (36 vs 31) makes Autumn Gold the marginally brighter of the two.