Brittany Blue vs RAL 860-2
Brittany Blue (Benjamin Moore) and RAL 860-2 (RAL Effect) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the blue-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 61 vs 64 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. ΔE 3.9 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Brittany Blue vs RAL 860-2 in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Brittany Blue and RAL 860-2 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.
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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Color Details
Brittany Blue vs RAL 860-2 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Brittany Blue on one side and RAL 860-2 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 Brittany Blue comparisons
See how Brittany Blue stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 61), opening up a space where Brittany Blue encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (69 vs 61) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
Brittany Blue reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (61 vs 52) makes Brittany Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 30, Brittany Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Brittany Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 61 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Brittany Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Brittany Blue reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 43, Brittany Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 4, Brittany Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Brittany Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Brittany Blue reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Brittany Blue reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 61, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 21, Brittany Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 61), opening up a space where Brittany Blue encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 61), opening up a space where Brittany Blue encloses it.
Brittany Blue reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 61 vs 41, Brittany Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (68 vs 61) makes Calamine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 25, Brittany Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Brittany Blue reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Brittany Blue reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 31, Brittany Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 7, Brittany Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 24, Brittany Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (61 vs 57) makes Brittany Blue the marginally brighter of the two.