Saffron yellow vs Vintage Vogue

RAL Classic
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Benjamin Moore

Where Saffron yellow belongs to RAL Classic's range, Vintage Vogue is a Benjamin Moore color. Saffron yellow (LRV 50) reflects noticeably more light than Vintage Vogue (LRV 12), a difference of 38 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 66.0, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question.

Saffron yellow vs Vintage Vogue 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 66.0Very different colors

Color Details

Saffron yellow
RAL Classic · RAL 1017
Hex#F6A951
LRV49.8
BrandRAL Classic
NumberRAL 1017
Undertone
Temperature
Brightnessmedium
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Vintage Vogue
Benjamin Moore · 462
Hex#565D4F
LRV11.8
BrandBenjamin Moore
Number462
UndertoneGreen
Temperatureneutral
BrightnessDark
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Saffron yellow vs Vintage Vogue in Real Spaces

Seeing Saffron yellow and Vintage Vogue 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.

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 Saffron yellow will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Vintage Vogue would.

Saffron yellow
Saffron yellow RAL 1017 stairs

@zakki_schody

Vintage Vogue
Vintage Vogue living room paint review

@vintageirishkat

Kitchen Cabinets

Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Saffron yellow reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Vintage Vogue.

Saffron yellow
Saffron yellow RAL 1017 kitchen cabinets

@pokraskamdfcom

Vintage Vogue
Vintage Vogue kitchen cabinets color

@coppercottondesign

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