Honey Cream vs RAL 140-5
Honey Cream is a Cloverdale Paint color while RAL 140-5 comes from RAL Effect. These are both beiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige to land. With LRVs of 82 and 80, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 0.3, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Honey Cream vs RAL 140-5 in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Honey Cream and RAL 140-5 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.
Living Room
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Honey Cream vs RAL 140-5 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Honey Cream on one side and RAL 140-5 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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At LRV 82 vs 69, Honey Cream is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 82 vs 52, Honey Cream is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 82 vs 60, Honey Cream is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 82 vs 43, Honey Cream is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 82 vs 4, Honey Cream is decisively the brighter choice.
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Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 84 vs 82), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 82 vs 21, Honey Cream is decisively the brighter choice.
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Honey Cream reads slightly lighter (LRV 82 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 83 and 82, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 82 vs 51, Honey Cream is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 82 vs 41, Honey Cream is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 82 vs 31, Honey Cream is decisively the brighter choice.