Clay - Mid vs RAL 120-6
Where Clay - Mid belongs to Little Greene's range, RAL 120-6 is a RAL Effect color. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. RAL 120-6 (LRV 76) reflects noticeably more light than Clay - Mid (LRV 73), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. At ΔE 2.2, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Clay - Mid vs RAL 120-6 in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Clay - Mid and RAL 120-6 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.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
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Clay - Mid vs RAL 120-6 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Clay - Mid on one side and RAL 120-6 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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