Egyptian Cotton vs Pale Green

Egyptian CottonDuluxvsPale GreenRAL ClassicΔE 25.7Very different colors

Where Egyptian Cotton belongs to Dulux's range, Pale Green is a RAL Classic color. Hue-wise, Egyptian Cotton belongs to the beige-greige family and Pale Green to the green family. Egyptian Cotton (LRV 66) reflects noticeably more light than Pale Green (LRV 31), a difference of 35 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 25.7, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Egyptian Cotton vs Pale Green in Real Spaces

2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Egyptian Cotton and Pale Green 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 Egyptian Cotton will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Pale Green would.

Egyptian CottonDulux Egyptian Cotton living room photo

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Pale GreenRAL Classic Pale Green 6021 living room duplex

@ugodesign_architecture

Bedroom

The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Egyptian Cotton reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pale Green.

Egyptian CottonDulux Timeless bedroom panelling paint

@our_oaktree_home

Pale GreenRAL Classic Pale Green 6021 bedroom

@holzhaus_wacker

Color Details

Egyptian Cotton
Dulux · 40YY 65/061
Hex#d9d2c5
LRV66.0
BrandDulux
Number40YY 65/061
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight
Pale Green
RAL Classic · RAL 6021
Hex#8da180
LRV31.2
BrandRAL Classic
NumberRAL 6021
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessMedium

Egyptian Cotton vs Pale Green Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Egyptian Cotton on one side and Pale Green on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 Egyptian Cotton comparisons

See how Egyptian Cotton stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
Egyptian Cotton
White Dove
Benjamin Moore
White Dove
LRV 83

White Dove reads noticeably lighter

Ammonite
Egyptian Cotton
Ammonite
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69

Nearly identical in tone

Iron Ore
Egyptian Cotton
Iron Ore
Sherwin-Williams
Iron Ore
LRV 6

Egyptian Cotton is the lighter choice

Purbeck Stone
Egyptian Cotton
Purbeck Stone
Farrow & Ball
Purbeck Stone
LRV 52

Egyptian Cotton reads noticeably lighter

Evergreen Fog
Egyptian Cotton
Evergreen Fog
Sherwin-Williams
Evergreen Fog
LRV 30

Egyptian Cotton is the lighter choice

Mizzle
Egyptian Cotton
Mizzle
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52

Egyptian Cotton reads noticeably lighter

Agreeable Gray
Egyptian Cotton
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams
Agreeable Gray
LRV 60

Egyptian Cotton reads slightly lighter

Denim Drift
Egyptian Cotton
Denim Drift
Dulux
Denim Drift
LRV 27

Egyptian Cotton is the lighter choice

Tranquil Dawn
Egyptian Cotton
Tranquil Dawn
Dulux
Tranquil Dawn
LRV 55

Egyptian Cotton reads slightly lighter

Balboa Mist
Egyptian Cotton
Balboa Mist
Benjamin Moore
Balboa Mist
LRV 66

Nearly identical in tone

Vintage Vogue
Egyptian Cotton
Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore
Vintage Vogue
LRV 12

Egyptian Cotton is the lighter choice

Pine Needle
Egyptian Cotton
Pine Needle
Dulux
Pine Needle
LRV 7

Egyptian Cotton is the lighter choice

Cement grey
Egyptian Cotton
Cement grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24

Egyptian Cotton is the lighter choice

Black grey
Egyptian Cotton
Black grey
RAL ClassicClassic
Black grey
LRV 6

Egyptian Cotton is the lighter choice

Piazza
Egyptian Cotton
Piazza
Tikkurila
Piazza
LRV 65

Nearly identical in tone

Humble Yellow
Egyptian Cotton
Humble Yellow
Jotun
Humble Yellow
LRV 57

Egyptian Cotton reads slightly lighter

Grey Blue
Egyptian Cotton
Grey Blue
RAL ClassicClassic
Grey Blue
LRV 7

Egyptian Cotton is the lighter choice

Windmill Lane
Egyptian Cotton
Windmill Lane
Little Greene
Windmill Lane
LRV 31

Egyptian Cotton is the lighter choice

Senses
Egyptian Cotton
Senses
Jotun
Senses
LRV 41

Egyptian Cotton reads noticeably lighter

Lamp Black
Egyptian Cotton
Lamp Black
Little Greene
Lamp Black
LRV 3

Egyptian Cotton is the lighter choice

Washed Linen
Egyptian Cotton
Washed Linen
Jotun
Washed Linen
LRV 55

Egyptian Cotton reads slightly lighter

Tea with Florence
Egyptian Cotton
Tea with Florence
Little Greene
Tea with Florence
LRV 18

Egyptian Cotton is the lighter choice

Thames Fog
Egyptian Cotton
Thames Fog
Valspar
Thames Fog
LRV 27

Egyptian Cotton is the lighter choice

Ocean Abyss
Egyptian Cotton
Ocean Abyss
Behr
Ocean Abyss
LRV 7

Egyptian Cotton is the lighter choice

Classic Silver
Egyptian Cotton
Classic Silver
Behr
Classic Silver
LRV 48

Egyptian Cotton reads noticeably lighter

Teton Blue
Egyptian Cotton
Teton Blue
Behr
Teton Blue
LRV 31

Egyptian Cotton is the lighter choice

RAL 110-2
Egyptian Cotton
RAL 110-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-2
LRV 72

RAL 110-2 reads slightly lighter

RAL 110-1
Egyptian Cotton
RAL 110-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 110-1
LRV 80

RAL 110-1 reads noticeably lighter

Paper
Egyptian Cotton
Paper
Tikkurila
Paper
LRV 88

Paper reads noticeably lighter

Passageway
Egyptian Cotton
Passageway
Valspar
Passageway
LRV 14

Egyptian Cotton is the lighter choice