Roasted Sesame Seed vs RAL 280-3
Where Roasted Sesame Seed belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, RAL 280-3 is a RAL Effect color. These are both beiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige to land. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (51 vs 53), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. The ΔE 6.1 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Roasted Sesame Seed vs RAL 280-3 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Roasted Sesame Seed on one side and RAL 280-3 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 Roasted Sesame Seed comparisons
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At LRV 69 vs 51, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 51), opening up a space where Roasted Sesame Seed encloses it.
Roasted Sesame Seed reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 51 vs 30, Roasted Sesame Seed is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 51, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 10-point LRV gap (60 vs 51) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Roasted Sesame Seed reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (51 vs 43) makes Roasted Sesame Seed the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 51 vs 4, Roasted Sesame Seed is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Roasted Sesame Seed reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Roasted Sesame Seed reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 51, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 21, Roasted Sesame Seed is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 51), opening up a space where Roasted Sesame Seed encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 51), opening up a space where Roasted Sesame Seed encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 51), opening up a space where Roasted Sesame Seed encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Roasted Sesame Seed reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Roasted Sesame Seed reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 51), opening up a space where Roasted Sesame Seed encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (51 vs 41) makes Roasted Sesame Seed the marginally brighter of the two.
Roasted Sesame Seed reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Roasted Sesame Seed reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 51 vs 31, Roasted Sesame Seed is decisively the brighter choice.