RAL 140-6 vs Softer Tan
Where RAL 140-6 belongs to RAL Effect's range, Softer Tan is a Sherwin-Williams color. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. RAL 140-6 (LRV 66) reflects noticeably more light than Softer Tan (LRV 60), a difference of 6 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. 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 Softer Tan in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. RAL 140-6 and Softer Tan 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Color Details
RAL 140-6 vs Softer Tan Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 140-6 on one side and Softer Tan 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 140-6 comparisons
See how RAL 140-6 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 66), opening up a space where RAL 140-6 encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 52, RAL 140-6 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 30, RAL 140-6 is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (66 vs 60) makes RAL 140-6 the marginally brighter of the two.
RAL 140-6 reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
RAL 140-6 reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 43, RAL 140-6 is decisively the brighter choice.
RAL 140-6 reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
RAL 140-6 reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 66, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
RAL 140-6 reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
RAL 140-6 reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 68 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
RAL 140-6 reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
RAL 140-6 reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 31, RAL 140-6 is decisively the brighter choice.