Vintage Chandelier vs RAL 840-1
Where Vintage Chandelier belongs to Dulux's range, RAL 840-1 is a RAL Effect color. These are both beige-greiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige-greige to land. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (78 vs 77), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. At ΔE 1.2, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Vintage Chandelier vs RAL 840-1 in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Vintage Chandelier and RAL 840-1 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 two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
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. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Color Details
Vintage Chandelier vs RAL 840-1 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Vintage Chandelier on one side and RAL 840-1 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 Vintage Chandelier comparisons
See how Vintage Chandelier stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Vintage Chandelier reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (83 vs 78) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 78 vs 6, Vintage Chandelier is decisively the brighter choice.
Vintage Chandelier reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Vintage Chandelier reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 52, Vintage Chandelier is decisively the brighter choice.
Vintage Chandelier reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 58, Vintage Chandelier is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 27, Vintage Chandelier is decisively the brighter choice.
Vintage Chandelier reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Vintage Chandelier reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 55, Vintage Chandelier is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 13, Vintage Chandelier is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 44, Vintage Chandelier is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Vintage Chandelier reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 66, Vintage Chandelier is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (78 vs 74) makes Vintage Chandelier the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (83 vs 78) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Vintage Chandelier reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 12, Vintage Chandelier is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 8, Vintage Chandelier is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (78 vs 68) makes Vintage Chandelier the marginally brighter of the two.
Vintage Chandelier reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Vintage Chandelier vs Slaked Lime Deep
At LRV 78 vs 12, Vintage Chandelier is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 45, Vintage Chandelier is decisively the brighter choice.
Vintage Chandelier reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.