Ice Dream vs RAL 120-3
Ice Dream (Cloverdale Paint) and RAL 120-3 (RAL Effect) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Ice Dream belongs to the yellow family and RAL 120-3 to the beige-greige family. The 4-point LRV gap — 85 for RAL 120-3 vs 81 for Ice Dream — means RAL 120-3 will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 2.1 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Ice Dream vs RAL 120-3 in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Ice Dream and RAL 120-3 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. RAL 120-3 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. RAL 120-3 has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. RAL 120-3 has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. RAL 120-3 has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Ice Dream vs RAL 120-3 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ice Dream on one side and RAL 120-3 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 Ice Dream comparisons
See how Ice Dream stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 81), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Ice Dream reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Ice Dream reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Ice Dream reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 58, Ice Dream is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 27, Ice Dream is decisively the brighter choice.
Ice Dream reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 81 vs 55, Ice Dream is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 44, Ice Dream is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 81, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 81 vs 66, Ice Dream is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (81 vs 74) makes Ice Dream the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 81 vs 12, Ice Dream is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 8, Ice Dream is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 68, Ice Dream is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 12, Ice Dream is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 81 vs 45, Ice Dream is decisively the brighter choice.
Ice Dream reflects far more light (LRV 81 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.