RAL 280-2 vs La Luna Amarilla
RAL 280-2 (RAL Effect) and La Luna Amarilla (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 10-point LRV gap — 76 for La Luna Amarilla vs 66 for RAL 280-2 — means La Luna Amarilla will open up a space more effectively. ΔE 4.7 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
RAL 280-2 vs La Luna Amarilla in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. RAL 280-2 and La Luna Amarilla 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. La Luna Amarilla reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than RAL 280-2.
Color Details
RAL 280-2 vs La Luna Amarilla Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 280-2 on one side and La Luna Amarilla 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 280-2 comparisons
See how RAL 280-2 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 66, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
RAL 280-2 reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
RAL 280-2 reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
RAL 280-2 reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (66 vs 58) makes RAL 280-2 the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 66 vs 27, RAL 280-2 is decisively the brighter choice.
RAL 280-2 reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (66 vs 55) makes RAL 280-2 the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 66 vs 44, RAL 280-2 is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 66), opening up a space where RAL 280-2 encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (74 vs 66) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 66 vs 12, RAL 280-2 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 8, RAL 280-2 is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 66 vs 12, RAL 280-2 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 45, RAL 280-2 is decisively the brighter choice.
RAL 280-2 reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.