Timeless vs RAL 120-3
Timeless is a Dulux color while RAL 120-3 comes from RAL Effect. Hue-wise, Timeless belongs to the beige-yellow family and RAL 120-3 to the beige-greige family. With LRVs of 87 and 85, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 0.5, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Timeless vs RAL 120-3 in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Timeless and RAL 120-3 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Timeless vs RAL 120-3 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Timeless on one side and RAL 120-3 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 Timeless comparisons
See how Timeless stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 4-point LRV gap (87 vs 83) makes Timeless the marginally brighter of the two.
Timeless reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Timeless reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Timeless reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 58, Timeless is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 27, Timeless is decisively the brighter choice.
Timeless reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 55, Timeless is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 44, Timeless is decisively the brighter choice.
Timeless reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 84), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 87 vs 66, Timeless is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 74, Timeless is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 12, Timeless is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 68, Timeless is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 12, Timeless is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 45, Timeless is decisively the brighter choice.
Timeless reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.