Macchiato vs RAL 210-1
Where Macchiato belongs to Jotun's range, RAL 210-1 is a RAL Effect color. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (55 vs 57), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. At ΔE 2.9, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Macchiato vs RAL 210-1 in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Macchiato and RAL 210-1 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.
Color Details
Macchiato vs RAL 210-1 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Macchiato on one side and RAL 210-1 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 Macchiato comparisons
See how Macchiato stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 55), opening up a space where Macchiato encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 55 vs 30, Macchiato is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (60 vs 55) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Macchiato reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (55 vs 43) makes Macchiato the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 55 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Macchiato 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.
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 Macchiato encloses it.
Macchiato reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Macchiato 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 Macchiato encloses it.
Macchiato reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Macchiato reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 31, Macchiato is decisively the brighter choice.