Lake View vs RAL 190-3
Lake View is a Jotun color while RAL 190-3 comes from RAL Effect. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 67 vs 58, RAL 190-3 will read as the brighter of the two — a 9-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 5.8, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Lake View vs RAL 190-3 in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Lake View and RAL 190-3 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. RAL 190-3 returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Lake View vs RAL 190-3 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lake View on one side and RAL 190-3 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 Lake View comparisons
See how Lake View stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 58), opening up a space where Lake View encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (58 vs 52) makes Lake View the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 58 vs 30, Lake View is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 58 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Lake View reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 43, Lake View is decisively the brighter choice.
Lake View reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lake View reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 58, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 58), opening up a space where Lake View encloses it.
Lake View reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Lake View reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lake View reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Lake View reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 31, Lake View is decisively the brighter choice.