Parchment Paper vs RAL 120-4
Where Parchment Paper belongs to PPG's range, RAL 120-4 is a RAL Effect color. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Parchment Paper (LRV 80) reflects noticeably more light than RAL 120-4 (LRV 76), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. At ΔE 2.9, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Parchment Paper vs RAL 120-4 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Parchment Paper on one side and RAL 120-4 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 Parchment Paper comparisons
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At LRV 80 vs 6, Parchment Paper is decisively the brighter choice.
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Parchment Paper reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 52, Parchment Paper is decisively the brighter choice.
Parchment Paper reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 58, Parchment Paper is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 27, Parchment Paper is decisively the brighter choice.
Parchment Paper reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
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At LRV 80 vs 55, Parchment Paper is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 13, Parchment Paper is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 44, Parchment Paper is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 80), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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At LRV 80 vs 66, Parchment Paper is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (80 vs 74) makes Parchment Paper the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 80), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Parchment Paper reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 12, Parchment Paper is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 8, Parchment Paper is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (80 vs 68) makes Parchment Paper the marginally brighter of the two.
Parchment Paper reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 80 vs 12, Parchment Paper is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 80 vs 45, Parchment Paper is decisively the brighter choice.
Parchment Paper reflects far more light (LRV 80 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.