Fresh Pasta vs RAL 240-1
Where Fresh Pasta belongs to Jotun's range, RAL 240-1 is a RAL Effect color. Fresh Pasta reads as beige, while RAL 240-1 reads as beige-yellow — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Fresh Pasta (LRV 70) reflects noticeably more light than RAL 240-1 (LRV 63), a difference of 7 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 14.8, 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.
Fresh Pasta vs RAL 240-1 in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Fresh Pasta and RAL 240-1 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Fresh Pasta gives the walls a little more lift.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Fresh Pasta reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Fresh Pasta vs RAL 240-1 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Fresh Pasta on one side and RAL 240-1 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 Fresh Pasta comparisons
See how Fresh Pasta stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
With LRVs of 70 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 83 vs 70, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 6, Fresh Pasta is decisively the brighter choice.
Fresh Pasta reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Fresh Pasta reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 52, Fresh Pasta is decisively the brighter choice.
Fresh Pasta reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 70 vs 58, Fresh Pasta is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 27, Fresh Pasta is decisively the brighter choice.
Fresh Pasta reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Fresh Pasta reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 55, Fresh Pasta is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 13, Fresh Pasta is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 44, Fresh Pasta is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 70), opening up a space where Fresh Pasta encloses it.
Fresh Pasta reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (70 vs 66) makes Fresh Pasta the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (74 vs 70) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 70, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Fresh Pasta reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 12, Fresh Pasta is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 8, Fresh Pasta is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Fresh Pasta reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 12, Fresh Pasta is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 45, Fresh Pasta is decisively the brighter choice.
Fresh Pasta reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.