Night Owl vs RAL 840-6
Night Owl (Benjamin Moore) and RAL 840-6 (RAL Effect) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 4-point LRV gap — 10 for Night Owl vs 6 for RAL 840-6 — means Night Owl will open up a space more effectively. ΔE 9.3 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Night Owl vs RAL 840-6 in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Night Owl and RAL 840-6 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.
Kitchen Cabinets
Cabinet color is always seen in context — against countertops, backsplash, and hardware — which amplifies undertone differences that might disappear on a plain wall. Night Owl has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Night Owl vs RAL 840-6 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Night Owl on one side and RAL 840-6 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 Night Owl comparisons
See how Night Owl stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 10, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 10), opening up a space where Night Owl encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 10), opening up a space where Night Owl encloses it.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 10), opening up a space where Night Owl encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 10, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 27 vs 10, Denim Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 10), opening up a space where Night Owl encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 10, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 10, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 10), opening up a space where Night Owl encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 10, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 10, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 68 vs 10, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 12 vs 10), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 45 vs 10, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 10), opening up a space where Night Owl encloses it.
Night Owl reads slightly lighter (LRV 10 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cement grey reflects far more light (LRV 24 vs 10), opening up a space where Night Owl encloses it.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 10), opening up a space where Night Owl encloses it.