English Ochre vs RAL 310-5
English Ochre is a Benjamin Moore color while RAL 310-5 comes from RAL Effect. These are both beiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige to land. With LRVs of 26 and 25, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 2.1, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
English Ochre vs RAL 310-5 in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. English Ochre and RAL 310-5 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Color Details
English Ochre vs RAL 310-5 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see English Ochre on one side and RAL 310-5 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 English Ochre comparisons
See how English Ochre stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 26), opening up a space where English Ochre encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 26, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 26 vs 6, English Ochre is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 26), opening up a space where English Ochre encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 26), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 26, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 26), opening up a space where English Ochre encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 26, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 27 vs 26), so neither reads brighter in a room.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 26), opening up a space where English Ochre encloses it.
English Ochre reflects far more light (LRV 26 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 26, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 26 vs 13, English Ochre is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 26, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 26), opening up a space where English Ochre encloses it.
English Ochre reads slightly lighter (LRV 26 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 26, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 26, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 26, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 26), opening up a space where English Ochre encloses it.
At LRV 26 vs 12, English Ochre is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 26 vs 8, English Ochre is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 26, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 26), opening up a space where English Ochre encloses it.
At LRV 26 vs 12, English Ochre is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 26, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 26), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.