Holiday Wreath vs RAL 840-5
Holiday Wreath is a Benjamin Moore color while RAL 840-5 comes from RAL Effect. Both sit in the green-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 14 vs 11, Holiday Wreath will read as the brighter of the two — a 4-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 7.4, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Holiday Wreath vs RAL 840-5 in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Holiday Wreath and RAL 840-5 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. Holiday Wreath has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The brightness difference is modest but present — Holiday Wreath gives the walls a little more lift.
Color Details
Holiday Wreath vs RAL 840-5 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Holiday Wreath on one side and RAL 840-5 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 Holiday Wreath comparisons
See how Holiday Wreath stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 14, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 14), opening up a space where Holiday Wreath encloses it.
Holiday Wreath reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 14, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 14, Evergreen Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 14), opening up a space where Holiday Wreath encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 14, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 14), opening up a space where Holiday Wreath encloses it.
Denim Drift reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 14), opening up a space where Holiday Wreath encloses it.
At LRV 43 vs 14, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (14 vs 4) makes Holiday Wreath the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 14), opening up a space where Holiday Wreath encloses it.
With LRVs of 14 and 13, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 14), opening up a space where Holiday Wreath encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 14, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (21 vs 14) makes Artichoke the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 14), opening up a space where Holiday Wreath encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 14), opening up a space where Holiday Wreath encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 14), opening up a space where Holiday Wreath encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 14, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 14 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Holiday Wreath reads slightly lighter (LRV 14 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 14), opening up a space where Holiday Wreath encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 14, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 14 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 14), opening up a space where Holiday Wreath encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 14, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (14 vs 7) makes Holiday Wreath the marginally brighter of the two.
A 10-point LRV gap (24 vs 14) makes Cement grey the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 14, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.