Fresh Start vs RAL 130-5
Where Fresh Start belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, RAL 130-5 is a RAL Effect color. Hue-wise, Fresh Start belongs to the yellow family and RAL 130-5 to the beige-yellow family. RAL 130-5 (LRV 76) reflects noticeably more light than Fresh Start (LRV 64), a difference of 12 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 8.0 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Fresh Start vs RAL 130-5 in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Fresh Start and RAL 130-5 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 RAL 130-5 will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Fresh Start would.
Color Details
Fresh Start vs RAL 130-5 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Fresh Start on one side and RAL 130-5 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 Fresh Start comparisons
See how Fresh Start stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 64), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 83 vs 64, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 6, Fresh Start is decisively the brighter choice.
Fresh Start reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Fresh Start reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 52, Fresh Start is decisively the brighter choice.
Fresh Start reads slightly lighter (LRV 64 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (64 vs 58) makes Fresh Start the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 27, Fresh Start is decisively the brighter choice.
Fresh Start reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Fresh Start reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (64 vs 55) makes Fresh Start the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 64 vs 13, Fresh Start is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 44, Fresh Start is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 64), opening up a space where Fresh Start encloses it.
Fresh Start reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 64), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (74 vs 64) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 64, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Fresh Start reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 12, Fresh Start is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 8, Fresh Start is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (68 vs 64) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Fresh Start reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 64 vs 12, Fresh Start is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 64 vs 45, Fresh Start is decisively the brighter choice.
Fresh Start reflects far more light (LRV 64 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.