Nantucket Breeze vs RAL 120-5
Where Nantucket Breeze belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, RAL 120-5 is a RAL Effect color. Hue-wise, Nantucket Breeze belongs to the beige-yellow family and RAL 120-5 to the beige family. RAL 120-5 (LRV 70) reflects noticeably more light than Nantucket Breeze (LRV 65), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 5.3 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Nantucket Breeze vs RAL 120-5 in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Nantucket Breeze and RAL 120-5 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The brightness difference is modest but present — RAL 120-5 gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. RAL 120-5 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Nantucket Breeze vs RAL 120-5 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Nantucket Breeze on one side and RAL 120-5 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 Nantucket Breeze comparisons
See how Nantucket Breeze stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 3-point LRV gap (69 vs 65) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 65), opening up a space where Nantucket Breeze encloses it.
Nantucket Breeze reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 52, Nantucket Breeze is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 30, Nantucket Breeze is decisively the brighter choice.
Nantucket Breeze reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (65 vs 60) makes Nantucket Breeze the marginally brighter of the two.
Nantucket Breeze reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Nantucket Breeze reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 43, Nantucket Breeze is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 4, Nantucket Breeze is decisively the brighter choice.
Nantucket Breeze reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Nantucket Breeze reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Nantucket Breeze reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 65, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 21, Nantucket Breeze is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 65, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 65), opening up a space where Nantucket Breeze encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 51, Nantucket Breeze is decisively the brighter choice.
Nantucket Breeze reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Nantucket Breeze reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 68 and 65, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 65 vs 41, Nantucket Breeze is decisively the brighter choice.
Nantucket Breeze reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Nantucket Breeze reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 31, Nantucket Breeze is decisively the brighter choice.