RAL 140-6 vs Agreeable Gray

RAL 140-6RAL EffectvsAgreeable GraySherwin-WilliamsΔE 11.2Distinct difference

Where RAL 140-6 belongs to RAL Effect's range, Agreeable Gray is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, RAL 140-6 belongs to the beige family and Agreeable Gray to the greige-grey family. RAL 140-6 (LRV 66) reflects noticeably more light than Agreeable Gray (LRV 60), a difference of 6 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 11.2, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

RAL 140-6 vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces

5 real rooms side by side. Seeing RAL 140-6 and Agreeable Gray 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

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 brightness difference is modest but present — RAL 140-6 gives the walls a little more lift.

RAL 140-6RAL Effect 140-6 living room

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Agreeable GrayAgreeable Gray SW 7029 living room

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Bedroom

The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. RAL 140-6 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.

RAL 140-6RAL Effect 140-6 bedroom

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Agreeable GrayBedroom painted in Sherwin-Williams Agreeable Gray

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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. RAL 140-6 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.

RAL 140-6RAL Effect 140-6 bathroom

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Agreeable GrayModern Agreeable Gray bathroom

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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. RAL 140-6 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.

RAL 140-6RAL Effect 140-6 victorian house interior

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Agreeable GrayFarmhouse Agreeable Gray house exterior

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Kitchen Cabinets

Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. RAL 140-6 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.

RAL 140-6RAL Effect 140-6 kitchen cabinets

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Agreeable GrayAgreeable Gray kitchen cabinets paint review

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Color Details

RAL 140-6
RAL Effect · RAL 140-6
Hex#E5D2B6
LRV66.1
BrandRAL Effect
NumberRAL 140-6
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessLight
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams · 7029
Hex#D1CBC1
LRV60.4
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number7029
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight

RAL 140-6 vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 140-6 on one side and Agreeable Gray on the other.

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.

More RAL 140-6 comparisons

See how RAL 140-6 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

White Dove
RAL 140-6
White Dove
RAL 140-6
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 140-6
RAL 140-6 · LRV 66

White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 66), opening up a space where RAL 140-6 encloses it.

Ammonite
RAL 140-6
Ammonite
RAL 140-6
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 140-6
RAL 140-6 · LRV 66

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.

RAL 140-6
Iron Ore
RAL 140-6
Iron Ore
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 140-6
RAL 140-6 · LRV 66

RAL 140-6 reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.

Purbeck Stone
RAL 140-6
Purbeck Stone
RAL 140-6
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 140-6
RAL 140-6 · LRV 66

At LRV 66 vs 52, RAL 140-6 is decisively the brighter choice.

RAL 140-6
Evergreen Fog
RAL 140-6
Evergreen Fog
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 140-6
RAL 140-6 · LRV 66

At LRV 66 vs 30, RAL 140-6 is decisively the brighter choice.

Mizzle
RAL 140-6
Mizzle
RAL 140-6
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 140-6
RAL 140-6 · LRV 66

RAL 140-6 reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.

RAL 140-6
Accessible Beige
RAL 140-6
Accessible Beige
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 140-6
RAL 140-6 · LRV 66

RAL 140-6 reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Denim Drift
RAL 140-6
Denim Drift
RAL 140-6
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 140-6
RAL 140-6 · LRV 66

RAL 140-6 reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.

French Gray
RAL 140-6
French Gray
RAL 140-6
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 140-6
RAL 140-6 · LRV 66

At LRV 66 vs 43, RAL 140-6 is decisively the brighter choice.

RAL 140-6
Naval
RAL 140-6
Naval
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 140-6
RAL 140-6 · LRV 66
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

At LRV 66 vs 4, RAL 140-6 is decisively the brighter choice.

Tranquil Dawn
RAL 140-6
Tranquil Dawn
RAL 140-6
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 140-6
RAL 140-6 · LRV 66

RAL 140-6 reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Bancha
RAL 140-6
Bancha
RAL 140-6
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 140-6
RAL 140-6 · LRV 66

RAL 140-6 reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.

Hardwick White
RAL 140-6
Hardwick White
RAL 140-6
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 140-6
RAL 140-6 · LRV 66

RAL 140-6 reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.

RAL 140-6
Pure White
RAL 140-6
Pure White
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 140-6
RAL 140-6 · LRV 66

At LRV 84 vs 66, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.

RAL 140-6
Artichoke
RAL 140-6
Artichoke
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 140-6
RAL 140-6 · LRV 66
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

At LRV 66 vs 21, RAL 140-6 is decisively the brighter choice.

Balboa Mist
RAL 140-6
Balboa Mist
RAL 140-6
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 140-6
RAL 140-6 · LRV 66

With LRVs of 66 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

RAL 140-6
Shoji White
RAL 140-6
Shoji White
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 140-6
RAL 140-6 · LRV 66

Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

RAL 140-6
Snowbound
RAL 140-6
Snowbound
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 140-6
RAL 140-6 · LRV 66
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 66), opening up a space where RAL 140-6 encloses it.

RAL 140-6
Pewter Green
RAL 140-6
Pewter Green
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 140-6
RAL 140-6 · LRV 66

RAL 140-6 reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.

Skimming Stone
RAL 140-6
Skimming Stone
RAL 140-6
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 140-6
RAL 140-6 · LRV 66

With LRVs of 68 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

Dix Blue
RAL 140-6
Dix Blue
RAL 140-6
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 140-6
RAL 140-6 · LRV 66

At LRV 66 vs 41, RAL 140-6 is decisively the brighter choice.

Calamine
RAL 140-6
Calamine
RAL 140-6
Farrow & Ball
Calamine
LRV 68
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 140-6
RAL 140-6 · LRV 66

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.

Treron
RAL 140-6
Treron
RAL 140-6
Farrow & Ball
Treron
LRV 25
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 140-6
RAL 140-6 · LRV 66

At LRV 66 vs 25, RAL 140-6 is decisively the brighter choice.

Vintage Vogue
RAL 140-6
Vintage Vogue
RAL 140-6
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 140-6
RAL 140-6 · LRV 66

RAL 140-6 reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.

Saybrook Sage
RAL 140-6
Saybrook Sage
RAL 140-6
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 140-6
RAL 140-6 · LRV 66

RAL 140-6 reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.

Pale Green
RAL 140-6
Pale Green
RAL 140-6
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 140-6
RAL 140-6 · LRV 66

At LRV 66 vs 31, RAL 140-6 is decisively the brighter choice.

Pine Needle
RAL 140-6
Pine Needle
RAL 140-6
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 140-6
RAL 140-6 · LRV 66

At LRV 66 vs 7, RAL 140-6 is decisively the brighter choice.

Cement grey
RAL 140-6
Cement grey
RAL 140-6
RAL ClassicClassic
Cement grey
LRV 24
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 140-6
RAL 140-6 · LRV 66

At LRV 66 vs 24, RAL 140-6 is decisively the brighter choice.

Guilford Green
RAL 140-6
Guilford Green
RAL 140-6
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 140-6
RAL 140-6 · LRV 66

A 9-point LRV gap (66 vs 57) makes RAL 140-6 the marginally brighter of the two.

Just Walnut
RAL 140-6
Just Walnut
RAL 140-6
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 140-6
RAL 140-6 · LRV 66

A 6-point LRV gap (72 vs 66) makes Just Walnut the marginally brighter of the two.