Fair Maiden vs RAL 210-M
Where Fair Maiden belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, RAL 210-M is a RAL Effect color. Hue-wise, Fair Maiden belongs to the green-grey family and RAL 210-M to the grey family. Fair Maiden (LRV 46) reflects noticeably more light than RAL 210-M (LRV 38), a difference of 8 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 4.5 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.
Fair Maiden vs RAL 210-M in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Fair Maiden and RAL 210-M 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 — Fair Maiden gives the walls a little more lift.
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. Fair Maiden reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Fair Maiden vs RAL 210-M Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Fair Maiden on one side and RAL 210-M 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 Fair Maiden comparisons
See how Fair Maiden stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 46 vs 6, Fair Maiden is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
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A 6-point LRV gap (52 vs 46) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 46), opening up a space where Fair Maiden encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (58 vs 46) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 46 vs 27, Fair Maiden is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 46 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Fair Maiden reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (55 vs 46) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 46 vs 13, Fair Maiden is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 46), opening up a space where Fair Maiden encloses it.
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At LRV 66 vs 46, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 46, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 46, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 46 vs 12, Fair Maiden is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 46 vs 8, Fair Maiden is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 46, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Fair Maiden reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 46 vs 12, Fair Maiden is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Fair Maiden reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.