RAL 220-1 vs Active Green
RAL 220-1 is a RAL Effect color while Active Green comes from Sherwin-Williams. Both sit in the green family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 49 vs 31, Active Green will read as the brighter of the two — a 18-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 18.9, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
RAL 220-1 vs Active Green in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing RAL 220-1 and Active Green in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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. Active Green returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Active Green will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than RAL 220-1 would.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The LRV gap is large enough that Active Green will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than RAL 220-1 would.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Active Green will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than RAL 220-1 would.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Active Green will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than RAL 220-1 would.
Color Details
RAL 220-1 vs Active Green Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 220-1 on one side and Active Green 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 220-1 comparisons
See how RAL 220-1 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 31), opening up a space where RAL 220-1 encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 31, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 60 vs 31, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 31), opening up a space where RAL 220-1 encloses it.
RAL 220-1 reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 12-point LRV gap (43 vs 31) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 31), opening up a space where RAL 220-1 encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 31), opening up a space where RAL 220-1 encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 31, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 31), opening up a space where RAL 220-1 encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 31), opening up a space where RAL 220-1 encloses it.
RAL 220-1 reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
RAL 220-1 reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 31), opening up a space where RAL 220-1 encloses it.
RAL 220-1 reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 31), opening up a space where RAL 220-1 encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room.