Pale Green vs Lamp Black

RAL Classic
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Little Greene

Pale Green (RAL Classic) and Lamp Black (Little Greene) come from different manufacturers. The 29-point LRV gap — 31 for Pale Green vs 3 for Lamp Black — means Pale Green will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 49.9 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives.

Pale Green vs Lamp Black 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 49.9Very different colors

Color Details

Pale Green
RAL Classic · RAL 6021
Hex#8da180
LRV31.2
BrandRAL Classic
NumberRAL 6021
Undertone
Temperature
Brightnessmedium
View Pale Green
Lamp Black
Little Greene · 228
Hex#2e2d2e
LRV2.7
BrandLittle Greene
Number228
UndertonePurple
Temperatureneutral
Brightnessdark
View Lamp Black

Pale Green vs Lamp Black in Real Spaces

Seeing Pale Green and Lamp Black in actual rooms makes the difference concrete. Browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall. Showing 5 room types where both colors have photos.

Living Room

A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Pale Green reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Lamp Black.

Pale Green
RAL Classic Pale Green RAL 6021 living room duplex

@ugodesign_architecture

Lamp Black
Little Greene Lamp Black 228 living room accent wall

@bytherowantrees_

Bedroom

Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. Pale Green returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Pale Green
RAL Classic Pale Green RAL 6021 bedroom

@holzhaus_wacker

Lamp Black
Little Greene Lamp Black 228 bedroom panelling

@visitnumber7

Kitchen

Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Pale Green returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Pale Green
RAL Classic Pale Green RAL 6021 kitchen

@vombatapojtika

Lamp Black
Little Greene Lamp Black 228 kitchen island

@lc_painting

Front Door

On a front door, the color is both the first and last thing you see — a context where even a modest tonal difference reads clearly. Pale Green reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Lamp Black.

Pale Green
RAL Classic Pale Green RAL 6021 front door

@spieserglueck

Lamp Black
Little Greene Lamp Black 228 front door

@lp_lisalisa

Kitchen Cabinets

Cabinet color is always seen in context — against countertops, backsplash, and hardware — which amplifies undertone differences that might disappear on a plain wall. Pale Green returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Pale Green
RAL Classic Pale Green RAL 6021 kitchen cabinets

@sara_elizagarate

Lamp Black
Little Greene Lamp Black 228 kitchen cabinets

@gracofurnitureltd

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