RAL 620-4 vs Obsidian Green

RAL Effect
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Little Greene

RAL 620-4 (RAL Effect) and Obsidian Green (Little Greene) come from different manufacturers. The 8-point LRV gap — 9 for RAL 620-4 vs 1 for Obsidian Green — means RAL 620-4 will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 30.1 puts these firmly in different territory — two distinct design choices rather than close alternatives.

RAL 620-4 vs Obsidian Green Color Comparison

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.

ΔE 30.1Very different colors

Color Details

RAL 620-4
RAL Effect · RAL 620-4
Hex#3A5A6A
LRV8.8
BrandRAL Effect
NumberRAL 620-4
Undertone
Temperature
Brightnessdark
View RAL 620-4
Obsidian Green
Little Greene · 216
Hex#132019
LRV1.2
BrandLittle Greene
Number216
UndertoneGreen
Temperaturecool
Brightnessdark
View Obsidian Green

RAL 620-4 vs Obsidian Green in Real Spaces

Seeing RAL 620-4 and Obsidian Green in actual rooms makes the difference concrete. Browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall. Showing 4 room types where both colors have photos.

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. RAL 620-4 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.

RAL 620-4
RAL Effect undefined RAL 620-4 living room

Plan Home visualization

Obsidian Green
Little Greene Obsidian Green 216 living room

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Bedroom

Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. RAL 620-4 has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.

RAL 620-4
RAL Effect undefined RAL 620-4 bedroom

Plan Home visualization

Obsidian Green
Little Greene Obsidian Green 216 bedroom

@house_on_the_way

Kitchen

Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. RAL 620-4 has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.

RAL 620-4
RAL Effect undefined RAL 620-4 kitchen painted backsplash

Plan Home visualization

Obsidian Green
Little Greene Obsidian Green 216 kitchen

@the_idle_hands

Kitchen Cabinets

Cabinet color is always seen in context — against countertops, backsplash, and hardware — which amplifies undertone differences that might disappear on a plain wall. RAL 620-4 has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.

RAL 620-4
RAL Effect undefined RAL 620-4 kitchen cabinets

Plan Home visualization

Obsidian Green
Little Greene Obsidian Green 216 kitchen cabinets

@nwspecialistcoatings

More RAL 620-4 comparisons

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RAL 620-4
White Dove

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RAL 620-4
Ammonite

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Iron Ore
RAL 620-4
Iron Ore

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Purbeck Stone
RAL 620-4
Purbeck Stone

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Evergreen Fog
RAL 620-4
Evergreen Fog

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Mizzle
RAL 620-4
Mizzle

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Agreeable Gray
RAL 620-4
Agreeable Gray

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Denim Drift
RAL 620-4
Denim Drift

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Tranquil Dawn
RAL 620-4
Tranquil Dawn

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Balboa Mist
RAL 620-4
Balboa Mist

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Vintage Vogue
RAL 620-4
Vintage Vogue

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Pale Green
RAL 620-4
Pale Green

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Pine Needle
RAL 620-4
Pine Needle

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Cement grey
RAL 620-4
Cement grey

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Black grey
RAL 620-4
Black grey

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Humble Yellow
RAL 620-4
Humble Yellow

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Windmill Lane
RAL 620-4
Windmill Lane

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Senses
RAL 620-4
Senses

Light vs dark contrast

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Lamp Black
RAL 620-4
Lamp Black

RAL Effect vs Little Greene

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Washed Linen
RAL 620-4
Washed Linen

Light vs dark contrast

RAL Effect vs Jotun

Tea with Florence
RAL 620-4
Tea with Florence

Tea with Florence reads lighter

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Ocean Abyss
RAL 620-4
Ocean Abyss

RAL Effect vs Behr

RAL Effect vs Behr

Classic Silver
RAL 620-4
Classic Silver

Light vs dark contrast

RAL Effect vs Behr

Teton Blue
RAL 620-4
Teton Blue

Light vs dark contrast

RAL Effect vs Behr

RAL 110-2
RAL 620-4
RAL 110-2

Light vs dark contrast

RAL Effect

RAL 110-1
RAL 620-4
RAL 110-1

Light vs dark contrast

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RAL 180-1
RAL 620-4
RAL 180-1

Light vs dark contrast

RAL Effect

S 8000-N
RAL 620-4
S 8000-N

RAL Effect vs NCS

RAL Effect vs NCS

S 0500-N
RAL 620-4
S 0500-N

Light vs dark contrast

RAL Effect vs NCS

S 0502-Y
RAL 620-4
S 0502-Y

Light vs dark contrast

RAL Effect vs NCS