Cloud Number Nine vs RAL 490-2
Where Cloud Number Nine belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, RAL 490-2 is a RAL Effect color. These are both pink-reds, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within pink-red to land. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (69 vs 68), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. At ΔE 2.5, 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.
Cloud Number Nine vs RAL 490-2 in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Cloud Number Nine and RAL 490-2 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.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
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. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Color Details
Cloud Number Nine vs RAL 490-2 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cloud Number Nine on one side and RAL 490-2 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 Cloud Number Nine comparisons
See how Cloud Number Nine stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 69 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 69), opening up a space where Cloud Number Nine encloses it.
Cloud Number Nine reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 52, Cloud Number Nine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 30, Cloud Number Nine is decisively the brighter choice.
Cloud Number Nine reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (69 vs 60) makes Cloud Number Nine the marginally brighter of the two.
Cloud Number Nine reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cloud Number Nine reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 43, Cloud Number Nine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 4, Cloud Number Nine is decisively the brighter choice.
Cloud Number Nine reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Cloud Number Nine reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Cloud Number Nine reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 69, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 69 vs 21, Cloud Number Nine is decisively the brighter choice.
Cloud Number Nine reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 69), opening up a space where Cloud Number Nine encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 51, Cloud Number Nine is decisively the brighter choice.
Cloud Number Nine reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Cloud Number Nine reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 69 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 69 vs 41, Cloud Number Nine is decisively the brighter choice.
Cloud Number Nine reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Cloud Number Nine reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 31, Cloud Number Nine is decisively the brighter choice.