Reflection vs RAL 830-1
Where Reflection belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, RAL 830-1 is a RAL Effect color. These are both greys, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within grey to land. RAL 830-1 (LRV 50) reflects noticeably more light than Reflection (LRV 47), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. At ΔE 1.8, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Reflection vs RAL 830-1 in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Reflection and RAL 830-1 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.
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
Reflection vs RAL 830-1 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Reflection on one side and RAL 830-1 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 Reflection comparisons
See how Reflection stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 47), opening up a space where Reflection encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 47, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 6, Reflection is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Reflection reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (52 vs 47) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 47), opening up a space where Reflection encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (58 vs 47) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 47 vs 27, Reflection is decisively the brighter choice.
Reflection reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Reflection reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (55 vs 47) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 47 vs 13, Reflection is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (47 vs 44) makes Reflection the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 47), opening up a space where Reflection encloses it.
Reflection reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 47, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 47, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 47, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 47 vs 12, Reflection is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 8, Reflection is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 47, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Reflection reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 47 vs 12, Reflection is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Reflection reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.