Butterfly Wings vs RAL 420-3
Where Butterfly Wings belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, RAL 420-3 is a RAL Effect color. Butterfly Wings reads as beige, while RAL 420-3 reads as pink-red — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Butterfly Wings (LRV 48) reflects noticeably more light than RAL 420-3 (LRV 37), a difference of 11 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 12.5, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Butterfly Wings vs RAL 420-3 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Butterfly Wings on one side and RAL 420-3 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 Butterfly Wings comparisons
See how Butterfly Wings stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 48), opening up a space where Butterfly Wings encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 48, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Butterfly Wings reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (52 vs 48) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 48 vs 30, Butterfly Wings is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 48, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Butterfly Wings reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (48 vs 43) makes Butterfly Wings the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 48 vs 4, Butterfly Wings is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 48), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Butterfly Wings reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Butterfly Wings reads slightly lighter (LRV 48 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 48, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 48 vs 21, Butterfly Wings is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 48), opening up a space where Butterfly Wings encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 48), opening up a space where Butterfly Wings encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 48), opening up a space where Butterfly Wings encloses it.
Butterfly Wings reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 48), opening up a space where Butterfly Wings encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (48 vs 41) makes Butterfly Wings the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 48, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 48 vs 25, Butterfly Wings is decisively the brighter choice.
Butterfly Wings reflects far more light (LRV 48 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 48 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 48 vs 31, Butterfly Wings is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 48 vs 7, Butterfly Wings is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 48 vs 24, Butterfly Wings is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (57 vs 48) makes Guilford Green the marginally brighter of the two.