RAL 120-4 vs Natural Choice
Where RAL 120-4 belongs to RAL Effect's range, Natural Choice is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, RAL 120-4 belongs to the beige family and Natural Choice to the beige-greige family. RAL 120-4 (LRV 76) reflects noticeably more light than Natural Choice (LRV 73), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. At ΔE 1.8, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
RAL 120-4 vs Natural Choice in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. RAL 120-4 and Natural Choice 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.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
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. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Color Details
RAL 120-4 vs Natural Choice Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 120-4 on one side and Natural Choice 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 RAL 120-4 comparisons
See how RAL 120-4 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 76), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 76 vs 52, RAL 120-4 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 30, RAL 120-4 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 76 vs 60, RAL 120-4 is decisively the brighter choice.
RAL 120-4 reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
RAL 120-4 reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 43, RAL 120-4 is decisively the brighter choice.
RAL 120-4 reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
RAL 120-4 reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (84 vs 76) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
RAL 120-4 reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 76 and 74, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
RAL 120-4 reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
RAL 120-4 reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
RAL 120-4 reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
RAL 120-4 reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
RAL 120-4 reflects far more light (LRV 76 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 76 vs 31, RAL 120-4 is decisively the brighter choice.