Dartsmouth Green vs RAL 810-3
Where Dartsmouth Green belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, RAL 810-3 is a RAL Effect color. Hue-wise, Dartsmouth Green belongs to the blue-green family and RAL 810-3 to the blue-grey family. Dartsmouth Green (LRV 26) reflects noticeably more light than RAL 810-3 (LRV 23), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 8.3 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Dartsmouth Green vs RAL 810-3 in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Dartsmouth Green and RAL 810-3 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.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Dartsmouth Green vs RAL 810-3 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dartsmouth Green on one side and RAL 810-3 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 Dartsmouth Green comparisons
See how Dartsmouth Green stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 26, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 26), opening up a space where Dartsmouth Green encloses it.
Dartsmouth Green reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 26, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (30 vs 26) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 26), opening up a space where Dartsmouth Green encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 26, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 26), opening up a space where Dartsmouth Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 27 and 26, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 43 vs 26, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 26 vs 4, Dartsmouth Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 26), opening up a space where Dartsmouth Green encloses it.
Dartsmouth Green reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 26), opening up a space where Dartsmouth Green encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 26, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (26 vs 21) makes Dartsmouth Green the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 26), opening up a space where Dartsmouth Green encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 26), opening up a space where Dartsmouth Green encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 26), opening up a space where Dartsmouth Green encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 26, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Dartsmouth Green reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Dartsmouth Green reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 26), opening up a space where Dartsmouth Green encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 26, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Dartsmouth Green reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 26), opening up a space where Dartsmouth Green encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (31 vs 26) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.