Shortcake vs RAL 310-1
Shortcake (Cloverdale Paint) and RAL 310-1 (RAL Effect) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 71 vs 71 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. ΔE 4.6 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.
Shortcake vs RAL 310-1 in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Shortcake and RAL 310-1 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.
Color Details
Shortcake vs RAL 310-1 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Shortcake on one side and RAL 310-1 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 Shortcake comparisons
See how Shortcake stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 71), opening up a space where Shortcake encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 52, Shortcake is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 71 vs 30, Shortcake is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (71 vs 60) makes Shortcake the marginally brighter of the two.
Shortcake reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Shortcake reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 43, Shortcake is decisively the brighter choice.
Shortcake reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Shortcake reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 71, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Shortcake reads slightly lighter (LRV 71 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 71), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shortcake reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Shortcake reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 71 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shortcake reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Shortcake reflects far more light (LRV 71 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 71 vs 31, Shortcake is decisively the brighter choice.