Light Beauvais vs RAL 780-1
Light Beauvais (Little Greene) and RAL 780-1 (RAL Effect) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 3-point LRV gap — 76 for Light Beauvais vs 74 for RAL 780-1 — means Light Beauvais will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 2.8 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Light Beauvais vs RAL 780-1 in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Light Beauvais and RAL 780-1 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.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. 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
Light Beauvais vs RAL 780-1 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Light Beauvais on one side and RAL 780-1 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 Light Beauvais comparisons
See how Light Beauvais stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Light Beauvais reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (83 vs 76) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 76 vs 6, Light Beauvais is decisively the brighter choice.
Light Beauvais reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Light Beauvais reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 52, Light Beauvais is decisively the brighter choice.
Light Beauvais reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 58, Light Beauvais is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 27, Light Beauvais is decisively the brighter choice.
Light Beauvais reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Light Beauvais reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 55, Light Beauvais is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 13, Light Beauvais is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 44, Light Beauvais is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Light Beauvais reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (76 vs 66) makes Light Beauvais the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 76 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (83 vs 76) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Light Beauvais reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 12, Light Beauvais is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 8, Light Beauvais is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (76 vs 68) makes Light Beauvais the marginally brighter of the two.
Light Beauvais reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 12, Light Beauvais is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 45, Light Beauvais is decisively the brighter choice.
Light Beauvais reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.