Copper brown vs Obsidian Green

RAL Classic
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Little Greene

Copper brown is a RAL Classic color while Obsidian Green comes from Little Greene. At LRV 14 vs 1, Copper brown will read as the brighter of the two — a 12-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 50.4, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions.

Copper brown vs Obsidian Green Color Comparison

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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.

ΔE 50.4Very different colors

Color Details

Copper brown
RAL Classic · RAL 8004
Hex#8D4931
LRV13.5
BrandRAL Classic
NumberRAL 8004
Undertone
Temperature
Brightnessdark
View Copper brown
Obsidian Green
Little Greene · 216
Hex#132019
LRV1.2
BrandLittle Greene
Number216
UndertoneGreen
Temperaturecool
Brightnessdark
View Obsidian Green

Copper brown vs Obsidian Green in Real Spaces

Seeing Copper brown and Obsidian Green in actual rooms makes the difference concrete. Browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall. Showing 2 room types where both colors have photos.

Bathroom

Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Copper brown will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Obsidian Green would.

Copper brown
RAL 8004 bathroom vanity color

@volkanproje

Obsidian Green
Little Greene Obsidian Green 216 bathroom

@houseobsessed

House

At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Copper brown will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Obsidian Green would.

Copper brown
RAL 8004 house exterior

@stroyizhivi

Obsidian Green
Little Greene Obsidian Green 216 door

@townshomerefurbishment

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