Tropical Tale vs RAL 220-4
Where Tropical Tale belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, RAL 220-4 is a RAL Effect color. Both sit in the green family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Tropical Tale (LRV 29) reflects noticeably more light than RAL 220-4 (LRV 10), a difference of 19 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 13.9, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Tropical Tale vs RAL 220-4 in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Tropical Tale and RAL 220-4 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. Tropical Tale reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than RAL 220-4.
Color Details
Tropical Tale vs RAL 220-4 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Tropical Tale on one side and RAL 220-4 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 Tropical Tale comparisons
See how Tropical Tale stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 29), opening up a space where Tropical Tale encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 29, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 29 vs 6, Tropical Tale is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 29), opening up a space where Tropical Tale encloses it.
With LRVs of 30 and 29, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 52 vs 29, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 29), opening up a space where Tropical Tale encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 29, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 29 vs 27), so neither reads brighter in a room.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 29), opening up a space where Tropical Tale encloses it.
Tropical Tale reflects far more light (LRV 29 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 29, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 29 vs 13, Tropical Tale is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 29, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 29), opening up a space where Tropical Tale encloses it.
Tropical Tale reads slightly lighter (LRV 29 vs 21), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 29, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 29, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 29, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 29), opening up a space where Tropical Tale encloses it.
At LRV 29 vs 12, Tropical Tale is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 29 vs 8, Tropical Tale is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 29, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 29), opening up a space where Tropical Tale encloses it.
At LRV 29 vs 12, Tropical Tale is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 29, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 31 and 29, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.