Rutherford vs RAL 770-3
Where Rutherford belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, RAL 770-3 is a RAL Effect color. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Rutherford (LRV 20) reflects noticeably more light than RAL 770-3 (LRV 17), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 11.4, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Rutherford vs RAL 770-3 in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Rutherford and RAL 770-3 in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Rutherford vs RAL 770-3 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Rutherford on one side and RAL 770-3 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 Rutherford comparisons
See how Rutherford stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 20), opening up a space where Rutherford encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 20, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 20 vs 6, Rutherford is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 20), opening up a space where Rutherford encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 20, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 20), opening up a space where Rutherford encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 20, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (27 vs 20) makes Denim Drift the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 20), opening up a space where Rutherford encloses it.
Rutherford reflects far more light (LRV 20 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 20, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (20 vs 13) makes Rutherford the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 20, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 20), opening up a space where Rutherford encloses it.
With LRVs of 21 and 20, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 66 vs 20, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 20, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 20, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 20), opening up a space where Rutherford encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (20 vs 12) makes Rutherford the marginally brighter of the two.
A 12-point LRV gap (20 vs 8) makes Rutherford the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 20, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 20), opening up a space where Rutherford encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (20 vs 12) makes Rutherford the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 20, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.