Rose Shadow vs RAL 490-1
Rose Shadow (Cloverdale Paint) and RAL 490-1 (RAL Effect) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the pink-red family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 72 vs 70 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. ΔE 4.1 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Rose Shadow vs RAL 490-1 in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Rose Shadow and RAL 490-1 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
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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
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. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
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. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Color Details
Rose Shadow vs RAL 490-1 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Rose Shadow on one side and RAL 490-1 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 Rose Shadow comparisons
See how Rose Shadow stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 3-point LRV gap (72 vs 69) makes Rose Shadow the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Rose Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 52, Rose Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 30, Rose Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
Rose Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (72 vs 60) makes Rose Shadow the marginally brighter of the two.
Rose Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Rose Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 43, Rose Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 4, Rose Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
Rose Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Rose Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Rose Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (84 vs 72) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 21, Rose Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
Rose Shadow reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 74 and 72, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 72 vs 51, Rose Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
Rose Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Rose Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Rose Shadow reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 72 vs 41, Rose Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.
Rose Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Rose Shadow reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 31, Rose Shadow is decisively the brighter choice.