RAL 130-6 vs Glad Yellow
Where RAL 130-6 belongs to RAL Effect's range, Glad Yellow is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, RAL 130-6 belongs to the beige family and Glad Yellow to the beige-yellow family. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (79 vs 76), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. At ΔE 1.7, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
RAL 130-6 vs Glad Yellow in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. RAL 130-6 and Glad Yellow 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.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. 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.
Color Details
RAL 130-6 vs Glad Yellow Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 130-6 on one side and Glad Yellow 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 130-6 comparisons
See how RAL 130-6 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 4-point LRV gap (83 vs 79) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
RAL 130-6 reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
RAL 130-6 reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
RAL 130-6 reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 58, RAL 130-6 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 27, RAL 130-6 is decisively the brighter choice.
RAL 130-6 reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 79 vs 55, RAL 130-6 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 44, RAL 130-6 is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 79), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 79 vs 66, RAL 130-6 is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (79 vs 74) makes RAL 130-6 the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 79 vs 12, RAL 130-6 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 8, RAL 130-6 is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (79 vs 68) makes RAL 130-6 the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 79 vs 12, RAL 130-6 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 45, RAL 130-6 is decisively the brighter choice.
RAL 130-6 reflects far more light (LRV 79 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.