RAL 740-5 vs Pure White
Where RAL 740-5 belongs to RAL Effect's range, Pure White is a Sherwin-Williams color. RAL 740-5 reads as blue, while Pure White reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Pure White (LRV 84) reflects noticeably more light than RAL 740-5 (LRV 7), a difference of 76 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 60.8, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
RAL 740-5 vs Pure White in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing RAL 740-5 and Pure White 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 LRV gap is large enough that Pure White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than RAL 740-5 would.
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. Pure White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than RAL 740-5.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Pure White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than RAL 740-5.
Color Details
RAL 740-5 vs Pure White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 740-5 on one side and Pure White 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 740-5 comparisons
See how RAL 740-5 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 7, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 7), opening up a space where RAL 740-5 encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 7), opening up a space where RAL 740-5 encloses it.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 7), opening up a space where RAL 740-5 encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 7, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 27 vs 7, Denim Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 7), opening up a space where RAL 740-5 encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 7, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 7, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 7, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 7, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (12 vs 7) makes Pewter Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 7, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (12 vs 7) makes Vintage Vogue the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 7, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 7), opening up a space where RAL 740-5 encloses it.
With LRVs of 7 and 7, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Cement grey reflects far more light (LRV 24 vs 7), opening up a space where RAL 740-5 encloses it.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 7), opening up a space where RAL 740-5 encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 7), opening up a space where RAL 740-5 encloses it.