Rubine Ashes vs RAL 840-2
Where Rubine Ashes belongs to Little Greene's range, RAL 840-2 is a RAL Effect color. Both sit in the greige-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. RAL 840-2 (LRV 66) reflects noticeably more light than Rubine Ashes (LRV 62), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 3.2 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Rubine Ashes vs RAL 840-2 in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Rubine Ashes and RAL 840-2 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
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 brightness difference is modest but present — RAL 840-2 gives the walls a little more lift.
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 840-2 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Rubine Ashes vs RAL 840-2 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Rubine Ashes on one side and RAL 840-2 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 Rubine Ashes comparisons
See how Rubine Ashes stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 6-point LRV gap (69 vs 62) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 62), opening up a space where Rubine Ashes encloses it.
Rubine Ashes reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (62 vs 52) makes Rubine Ashes the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 62 vs 30, Rubine Ashes is decisively the brighter choice.
Rubine Ashes reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Rubine Ashes reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Rubine Ashes reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 43, Rubine Ashes is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 4, Rubine Ashes is decisively the brighter choice.
Rubine Ashes reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Rubine Ashes reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Rubine Ashes reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 62, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 21, Rubine Ashes is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 62), opening up a space where Rubine Ashes encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (62 vs 51) makes Rubine Ashes the marginally brighter of the two.
Rubine Ashes reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Rubine Ashes reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 62 vs 41, Rubine Ashes is decisively the brighter choice.
Rubine Ashes reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Rubine Ashes reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 31, Rubine Ashes is decisively the brighter choice.