Garden vs RAL 220-5 paint color comparison

Garden vs RAL 220-5

GardenLittle GreenevsRAL 220-5RAL EffectΔE 21.8Distinct difference

Garden is a Little Greene color while RAL 220-5 comes from RAL Effect. Hue-wise, Garden belongs to the green-yellow family and RAL 220-5 to the green family. At LRV 25 vs 12, Garden will read as the brighter of the two — a 13-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 21.8, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

Garden vs RAL 220-5 in Real Spaces

4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Garden and RAL 220-5 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

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. Garden returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

GardenLittle Greene Garden living room color paint

@pebbledash_beauty

RAL 220-5RAL Effect 220-5 living room walls

@visualization

Bedroom

Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Garden will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than RAL 220-5 would.

GardenLittle Greene Garden 86 accent wall

@wonderloves_australia

RAL 220-5RAL Effect 220-5 bedroom

@visualization

Bathroom

Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Garden will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than RAL 220-5 would.

GardenLittle Greene Garden 86 bathroom

@custompaintinganddecorating

RAL 220-5RAL Effect 220-5 bathroom

@visualization

House

At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Garden will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than RAL 220-5 would.

GardenLittle Greene Garden exterior paint

@onehousethreefloors

RAL 220-5RAL Effect 220-5 victorian house interior

@visualization

Color Details

Garden
Little Greene · 86
LRV24.5
BrandLittle Greene
Number86
UndertoneGreen
TemperatureNeutral
BrightnessDark
RAL 220-5
RAL Effect · RAL 220-5
LRV11.5
BrandRAL Effect
NumberRAL 220-5
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessDark

Garden vs RAL 220-5 Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Garden on one side and RAL 220-5 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 Garden comparisons

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

Ammonite
Garden
Ammonite
Garden
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69
Little Greene
Garden
86 · LRV 25

Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 25), opening up a space where Garden encloses it.

White Dove
Garden
White Dove
Garden
Little Greene
Garden
86 · LRV 25

At LRV 83 vs 25, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.

Garden
Iron Ore
Garden
Iron Ore
Little Greene
Garden
86 · LRV 25

At LRV 25 vs 6, Garden is decisively the brighter choice.

Purbeck Stone
Garden
Purbeck Stone
Garden
Little Greene
Garden
86 · LRV 25

Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 25), opening up a space where Garden encloses it.

Garden
Evergreen Fog
Garden
Evergreen Fog
Little Greene
Garden
86 · LRV 25

Evergreen Fog reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Mizzle
Garden
Mizzle
Garden
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52
Little Greene
Garden
86 · LRV 25

At LRV 52 vs 25, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.

Garden
Agreeable Gray
Garden
Agreeable Gray
Little Greene
Garden
86 · LRV 25

Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 25), opening up a space where Garden encloses it.

Garden
Accessible Beige
Garden
Accessible Beige
Little Greene
Garden
86 · LRV 25

At LRV 58 vs 25, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.

Denim Drift
Garden
Denim Drift
Garden
Little Greene
Garden
86 · LRV 25

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 27 vs 25), so neither reads brighter in a room.

French Gray
Garden
French Gray
Garden
Little Greene
Garden
86 · LRV 25

French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 25), opening up a space where Garden encloses it.

Garden
Naval
Garden
Naval
Little Greene
Garden
86 · LRV 25
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

Garden reflects far more light (LRV 25 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.

Tranquil Dawn
Garden
Tranquil Dawn
Garden
Little Greene
Garden
86 · LRV 25

At LRV 55 vs 25, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.

Bancha
Garden
Bancha
Garden
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13
Little Greene
Garden
86 · LRV 25

A 11-point LRV gap (25 vs 13) makes Garden the marginally brighter of the two.

Hardwick White
Garden
Hardwick White
Garden
Little Greene
Garden
86 · LRV 25

At LRV 44 vs 25, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.

Garden
Pure White
Garden
Pure White
Little Greene
Garden
86 · LRV 25

Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 25), opening up a space where Garden encloses it.

Garden
Artichoke
Garden
Artichoke
Little Greene
Garden
86 · LRV 25
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

Garden reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Balboa Mist
Garden
Balboa Mist
Garden
Little Greene
Garden
86 · LRV 25

At LRV 66 vs 25, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.

Garden
Shoji White
Garden
Shoji White
Little Greene
Garden
86 · LRV 25

At LRV 74 vs 25, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.

Garden
Snowbound
Garden
Snowbound
Little Greene
Garden
86 · LRV 25
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

At LRV 83 vs 25, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.

Pigeon
Garden
Pigeon
Garden
Farrow & Ball
Pigeon
LRV 51
Little Greene
Garden
86 · LRV 25

Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 25), opening up a space where Garden encloses it.

Garden
Pewter Green
Garden
Pewter Green
Little Greene
Garden
86 · LRV 25

At LRV 25 vs 12, Garden is decisively the brighter choice.

Duck Green
Garden
Duck Green
Garden
Little Greene
Garden
86 · LRV 25

At LRV 25 vs 8, Garden is decisively the brighter choice.

Skimming Stone
Garden
Skimming Stone
Garden
Little Greene
Garden
86 · LRV 25

At LRV 68 vs 25, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.

Dix Blue
Garden
Dix Blue
Garden
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41
Little Greene
Garden
86 · LRV 25

Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 25), opening up a space where Garden encloses it.

Garden
Hicks' Blue
Garden
Hicks' Blue
Little Greene
Garden
86 · LRV 25

Garden vs Hicks' Blue

Garden
Slaked Lime Deep
Garden
Slaked Lime Deep

Garden vs Slaked Lime Deep

Vintage Vogue
Garden
Vintage Vogue
Garden
Little Greene
Garden
86 · LRV 25

At LRV 25 vs 12, Garden is decisively the brighter choice.

Garden
Livid
Garden
Livid
Little Greene
Garden
86 · LRV 25

Garden vs Livid

Saybrook Sage
Garden
Saybrook Sage
Garden
Little Greene
Garden
86 · LRV 25

At LRV 45 vs 25, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.

Garden
Pale Green
Garden
Pale Green
Little Greene
Garden
86 · LRV 25
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31

Pale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.