Mellow Glow vs RAL 140-1
Mellow Glow is a Cloverdale Paint color while RAL 140-1 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 70 and 70, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. At ΔE 7.6, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Mellow Glow vs RAL 140-1 in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Mellow Glow and RAL 140-1 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. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Color Details
Mellow Glow vs RAL 140-1 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mellow Glow on one side and RAL 140-1 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.
More Mellow Glow comparisons
See how Mellow Glow stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 70), opening up a space where Mellow Glow encloses it.
Mellow Glow reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 52, Mellow Glow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 30, Mellow Glow is decisively the brighter choice.
Mellow Glow reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (70 vs 60) makes Mellow Glow the marginally brighter of the two.
Mellow Glow reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Mellow Glow reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 43, Mellow Glow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 4, Mellow Glow is decisively the brighter choice.
Mellow Glow reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Mellow Glow reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Mellow Glow reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 70, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 21, Mellow Glow is decisively the brighter choice.
Mellow Glow reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 70), opening up a space where Mellow Glow encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 51, Mellow Glow is decisively the brighter choice.
Mellow Glow reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Mellow Glow reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 70 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 70 vs 41, Mellow Glow is decisively the brighter choice.
Mellow Glow reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Mellow Glow reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 31, Mellow Glow is decisively the brighter choice.