Silver Lining vs RAL 870-1
Silver Lining (Cloverdale Paint) and RAL 870-1 (RAL Effect) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 65 vs 64 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. A ΔE of 2.8 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Silver Lining vs RAL 870-1 in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Silver Lining and RAL 870-1 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. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
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. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
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. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Color Details
Silver Lining vs RAL 870-1 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Silver Lining on one side and RAL 870-1 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 Silver Lining comparisons
See how Silver Lining stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reads slightly lighter (LRV 69 vs 65), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 83 vs 65, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 6, Silver Lining is decisively the brighter choice.
Silver Lining reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Silver Lining reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 52, Silver Lining is decisively the brighter choice.
Silver Lining reads slightly lighter (LRV 65 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (65 vs 58) makes Silver Lining the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 65 vs 27, Silver Lining is decisively the brighter choice.
Silver Lining reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Silver Lining reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (65 vs 55) makes Silver Lining the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 65 vs 13, Silver Lining is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 44, Silver Lining is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 65), opening up a space where Silver Lining encloses it.
Silver Lining reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 66 vs 65), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (74 vs 65) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 65, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Silver Lining reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 12, Silver Lining is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 8, Silver Lining is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 65), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Silver Lining reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 65 vs 12, Silver Lining is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 65 vs 45, Silver Lining is decisively the brighter choice.
Silver Lining reflects far more light (LRV 65 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.