Pale Green vs Down Pour
Where Pale Green belongs to RAL Classic's range, Down Pour is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, Pale Green belongs to the green family and Down Pour to the blue family. Pale Green (LRV 31) reflects noticeably more light than Down Pour (LRV 15), a difference of 16 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 39.0, 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 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Pale Green vs Down Pour in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Pale Green and Down Pour 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 Pale Green will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Down Pour would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Pale Green reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Down Pour.
Home Office
The test for a home office color isn't how it looks in a quick glance — it's whether it still feels right after a full day of work. Pale Green reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Down Pour.
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. Pale Green reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Down Pour.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Pale Green reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Down Pour.
Color Details
Pale Green vs Down Pour Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pale Green on one side and Down Pour 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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