Sulfur yellow vs Pale Green

RAL Classic
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RAL Classic

Sulfur yellow and Pale Green come from the same RAL Classic collection. The 40-point LRV gap — 71 for Sulfur yellow vs 31 for Pale Green — means Sulfur yellow will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 66.2 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives.

Sulfur yellow vs Pale 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 66.2Very different colors

Color Details

Sulfur yellow
RAL Classic · RAL 1016
Hex#F1DD39
LRV71.3
BrandRAL Classic
NumberRAL 1016
Undertone
Temperature
Brightnesslight
View Sulfur yellow
Pale Green
RAL Classic · RAL 6021
Hex#8da180
LRV31.2
BrandRAL Classic
NumberRAL 6021
Undertone
Temperature
Brightnessmedium
View Pale Green

Sulfur yellow vs Pale Green in Real Spaces

Seeing Sulfur yellow and Pale 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 3 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. Sulfur yellow reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Pale Green.

Sulfur yellow
Sulfur yellow RAL 1016 stairs

@pleasedonttouch.de

Pale Green
RAL Classic Pale Green RAL 6021 living room duplex

@ugodesign_architecture

Kitchen

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

Sulfur yellow
Sulfur yellow RAL 1016 kitchen baclsplash

@visualls_keukenwanden

Pale Green
RAL Classic Pale Green RAL 6021 kitchen

@vombatapojtika

House

A full exterior is the most demanding test for a paint color — scale and outdoor light both amplify differences that seem small on a swatch. Sulfur yellow returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

Sulfur yellow
Sulfur yellow RAL 1016 exterior

@fruit.home.bzh

Pale Green
RAL Classic Pale Green RAL 6021 house exterior

@blank_canvas_design_

More Sulfur yellow comparisons

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Sulfur yellow
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Sulfur yellow
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Sulfur yellow
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Mizzle
Sulfur yellow
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Sulfur yellow
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Sulfur yellow
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Sulfur yellow
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Sulfur yellow
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Sulfur yellow
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Sulfur yellow
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Sulfur yellow
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Sulfur yellow
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Sulfur yellow
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Sulfur yellow
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Sulfur yellow
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Sulfur yellow
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Sulfur yellow
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Sulfur yellow
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Teton Blue
Sulfur yellow
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Sulfur yellow
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RAL 110-1
Sulfur yellow
RAL 110-1

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RAL 180-1
Sulfur yellow
RAL 180-1

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S 8000-N
Sulfur yellow
S 8000-N

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S 0500-N
Sulfur yellow
S 0500-N

S 0500-N reads lighter

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S 0502-Y
Sulfur yellow
S 0502-Y

S 0502-Y reads lighter

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