Hurricane Haze vs RAL 840-3
Where Hurricane Haze belongs to PPG's range, RAL 840-3 is a RAL Effect color. These are both greige-greys, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within greige-grey to land. Hurricane Haze (LRV 49) reflects noticeably more light than RAL 840-3 (LRV 46), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. At ΔE 2.7, 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.
Hurricane Haze vs RAL 840-3 in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Hurricane Haze and RAL 840-3 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
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 — Hurricane Haze gives the walls a little more lift.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Hurricane Haze 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. Hurricane Haze reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Hurricane Haze reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Hurricane Haze vs RAL 840-3 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Hurricane Haze on one side and RAL 840-3 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 Hurricane Haze comparisons
See how Hurricane Haze stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 49, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 49), opening up a space where Hurricane Haze encloses it.
Hurricane Haze reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 49 vs 30, Hurricane Haze is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 11-point LRV gap (60 vs 49) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hurricane Haze reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (49 vs 43) makes Hurricane Haze the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 49 vs 4, Hurricane Haze is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hurricane Haze reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hurricane Haze reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 49, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 21, Hurricane Haze is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 49), opening up a space where Hurricane Haze encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 49), opening up a space where Hurricane Haze encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 49), opening up a space where Hurricane Haze encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Hurricane Haze reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Hurricane Haze reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 49), opening up a space where Hurricane Haze encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (49 vs 41) makes Hurricane Haze the marginally brighter of the two.
Hurricane Haze reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Hurricane Haze reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 49 vs 31, Hurricane Haze is decisively the brighter choice.