Vintage Vogue vs RAL 840-1
Where Vintage Vogue belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, RAL 840-1 is a RAL Effect color. Vintage Vogue reads as green-grey, while RAL 840-1 reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. RAL 840-1 (LRV 77) reflects noticeably more light than Vintage Vogue (LRV 12), a difference of 65 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 52.0, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Vintage Vogue vs RAL 840-1 in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Vintage Vogue and RAL 840-1 in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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 LRV gap is large enough that RAL 840-1 will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Vintage Vogue would.
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 840-1 reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Vintage Vogue.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. RAL 840-1 reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Vintage Vogue.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. RAL 840-1 reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Vintage Vogue.
Color Details
Vintage Vogue vs RAL 840-1 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Vintage Vogue on one side and RAL 840-1 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.
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