Blue green vs RAL 710-6
Where Blue green belongs to RAL Classic's range, RAL 710-6 is a RAL Effect color. Hue-wise, Blue green belongs to the blue-green family and RAL 710-6 to the blue family. Blue green (LRV 8) reflects noticeably more light than RAL 710-6 (LRV 5), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. At ΔE 1.8, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Blue green vs RAL 710-6 in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Blue green and RAL 710-6 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.
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. Blue green reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Blue green reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Blue green vs RAL 710-6 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Blue green on one side and RAL 710-6 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 Blue green comparisons
See how Blue green stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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With LRVs of 8 and 6, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 52 vs 8, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 8, Evergreen Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 8), opening up a space where Blue green encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 8, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 8), opening up a space where Blue green encloses it.
Denim Drift reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 8), opening up a space where Blue green encloses it.
At LRV 43 vs 8, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (8 vs 4) makes Blue green the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 8), opening up a space where Blue green encloses it.
Bancha reads slightly lighter (LRV 13 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 8), opening up a space where Blue green encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 8, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 21 vs 8, Artichoke is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 8), opening up a space where Blue green encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 8), opening up a space where Blue green encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 8), opening up a space where Blue green encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 8, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Pewter Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 8 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 8), opening up a space where Blue green encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 8, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Vintage Vogue reads slightly lighter (LRV 12 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 8), opening up a space where Blue green encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 8, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.