Sulfur Yellow vs RAL 280-3
Sulfur Yellow (Benjamin Moore) and RAL 280-3 (RAL Effect) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Sulfur Yellow belongs to the beige-yellow family and RAL 280-3 to the beige family. The 4-point LRV gap — 53 for RAL 280-3 vs 49 for Sulfur Yellow — means RAL 280-3 will open up a space more effectively. ΔE 7.9 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. 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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Sulfur Yellow vs RAL 280-3 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sulfur Yellow 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 Sulfur Yellow comparisons
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At LRV 83 vs 49, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 6, Sulfur Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Sulfur Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (58 vs 49) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 49 vs 27, Sulfur Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
Sulfur Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Sulfur Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (55 vs 49) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 49 vs 13, Sulfur Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (49 vs 44) makes Sulfur Yellow the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 49), opening up a space where Sulfur Yellow encloses it.
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At LRV 66 vs 49, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 49, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 49, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 51 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 49 vs 12, Sulfur Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 8, Sulfur Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 49, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Sulfur Yellow reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 49 vs 12, Sulfur Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (49 vs 45) makes Sulfur Yellow the marginally brighter of the two.
Sulfur Yellow reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.