Pageant Green vs RAL 720-2
Where Pageant Green belongs to Behr's range, RAL 720-2 is a RAL Effect color. Hue-wise, Pageant Green belongs to the blue-green family and RAL 720-2 to the blue family. RAL 720-2 (LRV 62) reflects noticeably more light than Pageant Green (LRV 55), a difference of 7 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 8.5 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Pageant Green vs RAL 720-2 in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Pageant Green and RAL 720-2 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
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 brightness difference is modest but present — RAL 720-2 gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. RAL 720-2 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. RAL 720-2 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. RAL 720-2 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. RAL 720-2 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Pageant Green vs RAL 720-2 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Pageant Green on one side and RAL 720-2 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 Pageant Green comparisons
See how Pageant Green stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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Pageant Green reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (55 vs 52) makes Pageant Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 55 vs 30, Pageant Green is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 5-point LRV gap (60 vs 55) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 58 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Pageant Green reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 43, Pageant Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 4, Pageant Green is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 55 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Pageant Green reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Pageant Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 55, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 21, Pageant Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 55), opening up a space where Pageant Green encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 55), opening up a space where Pageant Green encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (55 vs 51) makes Pageant Green the marginally brighter of the two.
Pageant Green reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Pageant Green reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 55), opening up a space where Pageant Green encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 41, Pageant Green is decisively the brighter choice.
Pageant Green reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Pageant Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 31, Pageant Green is decisively the brighter choice.