RAL 140-6 vs Dirty Martini
RAL 140-6 is a RAL Effect color while Dirty Martini comes from Sherwin-Williams. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. With LRVs of 66 and 64, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 2.8, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
RAL 140-6 vs Dirty Martini in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. RAL 140-6 and Dirty Martini 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.
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.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
RAL 140-6 vs Dirty Martini Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 140-6 on one side and Dirty Martini 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 RAL 140-6 comparisons
See how RAL 140-6 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 66), opening up a space where RAL 140-6 encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 52, RAL 140-6 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 30, RAL 140-6 is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (66 vs 60) makes RAL 140-6 the marginally brighter of the two.
RAL 140-6 reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
RAL 140-6 reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 43, RAL 140-6 is decisively the brighter choice.
RAL 140-6 reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
RAL 140-6 reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 66, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
RAL 140-6 reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
RAL 140-6 reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 68 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
RAL 140-6 reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
RAL 140-6 reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 31, RAL 140-6 is decisively the brighter choice.