Aquamarine - Deep vs RAL 180-1
Where Aquamarine - Deep belongs to Little Greene's range, RAL 180-1 is a RAL Effect color. Aquamarine - Deep reads as green, while RAL 180-1 reads as blue — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. RAL 180-1 (LRV 49) reflects noticeably more light than Aquamarine - Deep (LRV 33), a difference of 15 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 25.9, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Aquamarine - Deep vs RAL 180-1 in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Aquamarine - Deep and RAL 180-1 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 LRV gap is large enough that RAL 180-1 will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Aquamarine - Deep would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. RAL 180-1 reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Aquamarine - Deep.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. RAL 180-1 reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Aquamarine - Deep.
Color Details
Aquamarine - Deep vs RAL 180-1 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Aquamarine - Deep on one side and RAL 180-1 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.
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