RAL 330-3 vs Rookwood Medium Brown
Where RAL 330-3 belongs to RAL Effect's range, Rookwood Medium Brown is a Sherwin-Williams color. RAL 330-3 reads as beige-pink, while Rookwood Medium Brown reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (10 vs 10), so they'll read as similarly Dark in most lighting conditions. The ΔE 7.4 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
RAL 330-3 vs Rookwood Medium Brown in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. RAL 330-3 and Rookwood Medium Brown 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.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
RAL 330-3 vs Rookwood Medium Brown Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 330-3 on one side and Rookwood Medium Brown 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 330-3 comparisons
See how RAL 330-3 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 10), opening up a space where RAL 330-3 encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 10, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 10, Evergreen Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 10, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 10), opening up a space where RAL 330-3 encloses it.
Denim Drift reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 10), opening up a space where RAL 330-3 encloses it.
At LRV 43 vs 10, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 10), opening up a space where RAL 330-3 encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 10), opening up a space where RAL 330-3 encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 10, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 10), opening up a space where RAL 330-3 encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 10), opening up a space where RAL 330-3 encloses it.
With LRVs of 12 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 10), opening up a space where RAL 330-3 encloses it.
With LRVs of 12 and 10, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 10), opening up a space where RAL 330-3 encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 10, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (10 vs 7) makes RAL 330-3 the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 24 vs 10, Cement grey is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 10, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.