Three Farm Green vs RAL 180-1
Where Three Farm Green belongs to Little Greene's range, RAL 180-1 is a RAL Effect color. Hue-wise, Three Farm Green belongs to the blue-green family and RAL 180-1 to the blue family. RAL 180-1 (LRV 49) reflects noticeably more light than Three Farm Green (LRV 9), a difference of 39 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 40.4, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Three Farm Green vs RAL 180-1 in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Three Farm Green and RAL 180-1 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
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 LRV gap is large enough that RAL 180-1 will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Three Farm Green would.
@renovating_walden
Plan Home visualization
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. RAL 180-1 reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Three Farm Green.
@ourlondoncottage
Plan Home visualization
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. RAL 180-1 reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Three Farm Green.
@oliverspd
Plan Home visualization
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. RAL 180-1 reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Three Farm Green.
@aninteriorstory
Plan Home visualization
Color Details
Three Farm Green vs RAL 180-1 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Three Farm Green on one side and RAL 180-1 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.
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