Quiet Pond vs RAL 730-2
Where Quiet Pond belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, RAL 730-2 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. Quiet Pond (LRV 63) reflects noticeably more light than RAL 730-2 (LRV 54), a difference of 9 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 4.2 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.
Quiet Pond vs RAL 730-2 in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Quiet Pond and RAL 730-2 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 LRV gap is large enough that Quiet Pond will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than RAL 730-2 would.
Color Details
Quiet Pond vs RAL 730-2 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Quiet Pond on one side and RAL 730-2 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 Quiet Pond comparisons
See how Quiet Pond stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 6-point LRV gap (69 vs 63) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 63), opening up a space where Quiet Pond encloses it.
Quiet Pond reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (63 vs 52) makes Quiet Pond the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 30, Quiet Pond is decisively the brighter choice.
Quiet Pond reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 63 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Quiet Pond reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Quiet Pond reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 43, Quiet Pond is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 4, Quiet Pond is decisively the brighter choice.
Quiet Pond reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Quiet Pond reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Quiet Pond reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 63, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 63 vs 21, Quiet Pond is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 63, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 63), opening up a space where Quiet Pond encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 51, Quiet Pond is decisively the brighter choice.
Quiet Pond reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Quiet Pond reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 63 vs 41, Quiet Pond is decisively the brighter choice.
Quiet Pond reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Quiet Pond reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 31, Quiet Pond is decisively the brighter choice.