Bruton White vs RAL 840-2
Where Bruton White belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, RAL 840-2 is a RAL Effect color. These are both greige-greys, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within greige-grey to land. RAL 840-2 (LRV 66) reflects noticeably more light than Bruton White (LRV 63), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. At ΔE 1.6, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Bruton White vs RAL 840-2 in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Bruton White and RAL 840-2 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Color Details
Bruton White vs RAL 840-2 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Bruton White on one side and RAL 840-2 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 Bruton White comparisons
See how Bruton White stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 63), opening up a space where Bruton White encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (69 vs 63) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
Bruton White reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (63 vs 52) makes Bruton White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 30, Bruton White is decisively the brighter choice.
Bruton White reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 63 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Bruton White reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Bruton White reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 43, Bruton White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 4, Bruton White is decisively the brighter choice.
Bruton White reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Bruton White reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Bruton White reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 63, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 21, Bruton White is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 63, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 63), opening up a space where Bruton White encloses it.
Bruton White reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 63 vs 41, Bruton White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (68 vs 63) makes Calamine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 25, Bruton White is decisively the brighter choice.
Bruton White reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Bruton White reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 31, Bruton White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 7, Bruton White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 24, Bruton White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (63 vs 57) makes Bruton White the marginally brighter of the two.