Bennington Gray vs RAL 180-1
Where Bennington Gray belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, RAL 180-1 is a RAL Effect color. Bennington Gray reads as beige-greige, while RAL 180-1 reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (47 vs 49), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. With a ΔE of 22.4, 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.
Bennington Gray vs RAL 180-1 in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Bennington Gray and RAL 180-1 in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Bennington Gray vs RAL 180-1 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Bennington Gray on one side and RAL 180-1 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.
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