Halo vs RAL 840-1
Halo is a Benjamin Moore color while RAL 840-1 comes from RAL Effect. These are both beige-greiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-greige to land. At LRV 77 vs 72, RAL 840-1 will read as the brighter of the two — a 5-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. With a ΔE of 2.4, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Halo vs RAL 840-1 in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Halo and RAL 840-1 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. RAL 840-1 has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Halo vs RAL 840-1 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Halo on one side and RAL 840-1 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 Halo comparisons
See how Halo stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 72 vs 52, Halo is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 30, Halo is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (72 vs 60) makes Halo the marginally brighter of the two.
Halo reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Halo reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 43, Halo is decisively the brighter choice.
Halo reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Halo reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 72, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Halo reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 74 and 72, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Halo reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Halo reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Halo reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Halo reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Halo reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 31, Halo is decisively the brighter choice.