Acapulco Dive vs RAL 640-1
Where Acapulco Dive belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, RAL 640-1 is a RAL Effect color. These are both blues, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within blue to land. Acapulco Dive (LRV 37) reflects noticeably more light than RAL 640-1 (LRV 26), a difference of 11 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 8.4 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Acapulco Dive vs RAL 640-1 in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Acapulco Dive and RAL 640-1 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 LRV gap is large enough that Acapulco Dive will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than RAL 640-1 would.
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. Acapulco Dive reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than RAL 640-1.
Color Details
Acapulco Dive vs RAL 640-1 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Acapulco Dive on one side and RAL 640-1 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 Acapulco Dive comparisons
See how Acapulco Dive stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 37), opening up a space where Acapulco Dive encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 37, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 37 vs 6, Acapulco Dive is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 37), opening up a space where Acapulco Dive encloses it.
Acapulco Dive reads slightly lighter (LRV 37 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 37, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 37), opening up a space where Acapulco Dive encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 37, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (37 vs 27) makes Acapulco Dive the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Acapulco Dive reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 37, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 37 vs 13, Acapulco Dive is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (44 vs 37) makes Hardwick White the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 37), opening up a space where Acapulco Dive encloses it.
Acapulco Dive reflects far more light (LRV 37 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 37, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 37, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 37, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 37), opening up a space where Acapulco Dive encloses it.
At LRV 37 vs 12, Acapulco Dive is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 37 vs 8, Acapulco Dive is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 37, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 41 vs 37), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 37 vs 12, Acapulco Dive is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (45 vs 37) makes Saybrook Sage the marginally brighter of the two.
Acapulco Dive reads slightly lighter (LRV 37 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.