Mist vs RAL 840-1
Mist is a Jotun color while RAL 840-1 comes from RAL Effect. These are both beige-greiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-greige to land. With LRVs of 74 and 77, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 1.5, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Mist vs RAL 840-1 in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Mist and RAL 840-1 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. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Color Details
Mist vs RAL 840-1 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mist 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.
More Mist comparisons
See how Mist stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 74 vs 52, Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 30, Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 60, Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
Mist reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Mist reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Mist reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Mist reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (84 vs 74) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 74 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Mist reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Mist reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Mist reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 31, Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 24, Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 57, Mist is decisively the brighter choice.