Pearl Colour - Dark vs RAL 850-1
Pearl Colour - Dark (Little Greene) and RAL 850-1 (RAL Effect) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Pearl Colour - Dark belongs to the green-grey family and RAL 850-1 to the greige-grey family. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 54 vs 53 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. ΔE 3.7 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Pearl Colour - Dark vs RAL 850-1 in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Pearl Colour - Dark and RAL 850-1 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Kitchen Cabinets
Cabinet color is always seen in context — against countertops, backsplash, and hardware — which amplifies undertone differences that might disappear on a plain wall. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Color Details
Pearl Colour - Dark vs RAL 850-1 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pearl Colour - Dark on one side and RAL 850-1 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 Pearl Colour - Dark comparisons
See how Pearl Colour - Dark stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 54), opening up a space where Pearl Colour - Dark encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 54, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Pearl Colour - Dark reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 54 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 54 vs 30, Pearl Colour - Dark is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 54 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 6-point LRV gap (60 vs 54) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Pearl Colour - Dark reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (54 vs 43) makes Pearl Colour - Dark the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 54 vs 4, Pearl Colour - Dark is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 55 and 54, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Pearl Colour - Dark reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Pearl Colour - Dark reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 54, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 54 vs 21, Pearl Colour - Dark is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 54), opening up a space where Pearl Colour - Dark encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 54), opening up a space where Pearl Colour - Dark encloses it.
Pearl Colour - Dark reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 54), opening up a space where Pearl Colour - Dark encloses it.
At LRV 54 vs 41, Pearl Colour - Dark is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 54, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 54 vs 25, Pearl Colour - Dark is decisively the brighter choice.
Pearl Colour - Dark reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Pearl Colour - Dark reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 54 vs 31, Pearl Colour - Dark is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 54 vs 7, Pearl Colour - Dark is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 54 vs 24, Pearl Colour - Dark is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 54), so neither reads brighter in a room.