Silent Night vs RAL 820-2
Where Silent Night belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, RAL 820-2 is a RAL Effect color. Both sit in the blue-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Silent Night (LRV 45) reflects noticeably more light than RAL 820-2 (LRV 42), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. At ΔE 2.4, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Silent Night vs RAL 820-2 in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Silent Night and RAL 820-2 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.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Silent Night reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Silent Night reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Silent Night vs RAL 820-2 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Silent Night on one side and RAL 820-2 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 Silent Night comparisons
See how Silent Night stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 45), opening up a space where Silent Night encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 45, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Silent Night reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (52 vs 45) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 30, Silent Night is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 45, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 45), opening up a space where Silent Night encloses it.
Silent Night reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 45 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 45 vs 4, Silent Night is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Silent Night reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
With LRVs of 45 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 45, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 21, Silent Night is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 45), opening up a space where Silent Night encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 45), opening up a space where Silent Night encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 45), opening up a space where Silent Night encloses it.
Silent Night reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 45), opening up a space where Silent Night encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (45 vs 41) makes Silent Night the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 45, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 25, Silent Night is decisively the brighter choice.
Silent Night reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 45 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 45 vs 31, Silent Night is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 7, Silent Night is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 24, Silent Night is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (57 vs 45) makes Guilford Green the marginally brighter of the two.