Brazilian Blue vs RAL 610-3
Brazilian Blue (Benjamin Moore) and RAL 610-3 (RAL Effect) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 5-point LRV gap — 32 for Brazilian Blue vs 27 for RAL 610-3 — means Brazilian Blue will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 11.7 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Brazilian Blue vs RAL 610-3 in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Brazilian Blue and RAL 610-3 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Brazilian Blue reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Brazilian Blue has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Brazilian Blue vs RAL 610-3 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Brazilian Blue on one side and RAL 610-3 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 Brazilian Blue comparisons
See how Brazilian Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 32, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 32), opening up a space where Brazilian Blue encloses it.
Brazilian Blue reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 32, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 32 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 32), opening up a space where Brazilian Blue encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 32, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 32), opening up a space where Brazilian Blue encloses it.
Brazilian Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 12-point LRV gap (43 vs 32) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 32 vs 4, Brazilian Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 32), opening up a space where Brazilian Blue encloses it.
Brazilian Blue reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 32), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 32, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (32 vs 21) makes Brazilian Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 32), opening up a space where Brazilian Blue encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 32), opening up a space where Brazilian Blue encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 32), opening up a space where Brazilian Blue encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 32, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Brazilian Blue reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Brazilian Blue reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 32), opening up a space where Brazilian Blue encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (41 vs 32) makes Dix Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Brazilian Blue reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 32), opening up a space where Brazilian Blue encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 32 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room.