Pastel orange vs RAL 380-3
Pastel orange (RAL Classic) and RAL 380-3 (RAL Effect) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 35 vs 33 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. ΔE 9.2 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Pastel orange vs RAL 380-3 in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Pastel orange and RAL 380-3 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.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Color Details
Pastel orange vs RAL 380-3 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pastel orange on one side and RAL 380-3 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 Pastel orange comparisons
See how Pastel orange stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 35), opening up a space where Pastel orange encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 35, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 35 vs 6, Pastel orange is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 35), opening up a space where Pastel orange encloses it.
Pastel orange reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 35, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 35), opening up a space where Pastel orange encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 35, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (35 vs 27) makes Pastel orange the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Pastel orange reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 35, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 35 vs 13, Pastel orange is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (44 vs 35) makes Hardwick White the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 35), opening up a space where Pastel orange encloses it.
Pastel orange reflects far more light (LRV 35 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 35, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 35, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 35, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 35), opening up a space where Pastel orange encloses it.
At LRV 35 vs 12, Pastel orange is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 35 vs 8, Pastel orange is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 35, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 41 vs 35), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 35 vs 12, Pastel orange is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (45 vs 35) makes Saybrook Sage the marginally brighter of the two.
Pastel orange reads slightly lighter (LRV 35 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.