Arctic Willow vs Pale Green

Tikkurila
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RAL Classic

Where Arctic Willow belongs to Tikkurila's range, Pale Green is a RAL Classic color. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (33 vs 31), so they'll read as similarly medium in most lighting conditions. With a ΔE of 13.6, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question.

Arctic Willow vs Pale 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 13.6Distinct difference

Color Details

Arctic Willow
Tikkurila · M495
Hex#9A9C90
LRV32.5
BrandTikkurila
NumberM495
Undertone
Temperature
Brightnessmedium
View Arctic Willow
Pale Green
RAL Classic · RAL 6021
Hex#8da180
LRV31.2
BrandRAL Classic
NumberRAL 6021
Undertone
Temperature
Brightnessmedium
View Pale Green

Arctic Willow vs Pale Green in Real Spaces

Seeing Arctic Willow and Pale 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

In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.

Arctic Willow
Tikkurila Arctic Willow M495 accent wall

@kauralyhde

Pale Green
RAL Classic Pale Green RAL 6021 living room duplex

@ugodesign_architecture

Bedroom

The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.

Arctic Willow
Tikkurila Arctic Willow M495 bedroom

@elina.hyttinen

Pale Green
RAL Classic Pale Green RAL 6021 bedroom

@holzhaus_wacker

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.

Arctic Willow
Tikkurila Arctic Willow M495 kitchen

@suvisillvan

Pale Green
RAL Classic Pale Green RAL 6021 kitchen

@vombatapojtika

Kitchen Cabinets

Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.

Arctic Willow
Tikkurila Arctic Willow M495 kitchen cabinets

@lumpuilumpui

Pale Green
RAL Classic Pale Green RAL 6021 kitchen cabinets

@sara_elizagarate

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Arctic Willow
Paper

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Arctic Willow
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