Cookie Dough vs RAL 140-5
Cookie Dough is a Benjamin Moore color while RAL 140-5 comes from RAL Effect. These are both beiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige to land. At LRV 80 vs 76, RAL 140-5 will read as the brighter of the two — a 4-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. With a ΔE of 2.1, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. 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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Cookie Dough vs RAL 140-5 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cookie Dough on one side and RAL 140-5 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 Cookie Dough comparisons
See how Cookie Dough stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Cookie Dough reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (83 vs 76) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 76 vs 6, Cookie Dough is decisively the brighter choice.
Cookie Dough reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Cookie Dough reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 52, Cookie Dough is decisively the brighter choice.
Cookie Dough reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 58, Cookie Dough is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 27, Cookie Dough is decisively the brighter choice.
Cookie Dough reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Cookie Dough reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 55, Cookie Dough is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 13, Cookie Dough is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 44, Cookie Dough is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cookie Dough reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (76 vs 66) makes Cookie Dough the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (83 vs 76) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Cookie Dough reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 12, Cookie Dough is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 8, Cookie Dough is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (76 vs 68) makes Cookie Dough the marginally brighter of the two.
Cookie Dough reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 12, Cookie Dough is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 45, Cookie Dough is decisively the brighter choice.
Cookie Dough reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.