Barely There vs RAL 840-1
Barely There is a Benjamin Moore color while RAL 840-1 comes from RAL Effect. These are both beige-greiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-greige to land. With LRVs of 78 and 77, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 2.0, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Barely There vs RAL 840-1 in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Barely There and RAL 840-1 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 amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Barely There vs RAL 840-1 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Barely There on one side and RAL 840-1 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 Barely There comparisons
See how Barely There stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (78 vs 69) makes Barely There the marginally brighter of the two.
Barely There reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 52, Barely There is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 30, Barely There is decisively the brighter choice.
Barely There reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 60, Barely There is decisively the brighter choice.
Barely There reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Barely There reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 43, Barely There is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 4, Barely There is decisively the brighter choice.
Barely There reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Barely There reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Barely There reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (84 vs 78) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 78 vs 21, Barely There is decisively the brighter choice.
Barely There reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Barely There reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Barely There reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Barely There reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 78 vs 41, Barely There is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (78 vs 68) makes Barely There the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 78 vs 25, Barely There is decisively the brighter choice.
Barely There reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Barely There reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 31, Barely There is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 7, Barely There is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 24, Barely There is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 57, Barely There is decisively the brighter choice.