RAL 140-1 vs Pure White
RAL 140-1 is a RAL Effect color while Pure White comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, RAL 140-1 belongs to the beige family and Pure White to the beige-greige family. At LRV 84 vs 70, Pure White will read as the brighter of the two — a 14-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 25.3, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
RAL 140-1 vs Pure White in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing RAL 140-1 and Pure White in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Pure White returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The LRV gap is large enough that Pure White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than RAL 140-1 would.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Pure White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than RAL 140-1 would.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Pure White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than RAL 140-1 would.
Color Details
RAL 140-1 vs Pure White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 140-1 on one side and Pure White 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 140-1 comparisons
See how RAL 140-1 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 70, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
RAL 140-1 reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
RAL 140-1 reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
RAL 140-1 reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 70 vs 58, RAL 140-1 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 27, RAL 140-1 is decisively the brighter choice.
RAL 140-1 reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 55, RAL 140-1 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 44, RAL 140-1 is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (70 vs 66) makes RAL 140-1 the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (74 vs 70) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 70 vs 12, RAL 140-1 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 8, RAL 140-1 is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 70 vs 12, RAL 140-1 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 45, RAL 140-1 is decisively the brighter choice.
RAL 140-1 reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
RAL 140-1 reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.