Light Drizzle vs RAL 850-2
Where Light Drizzle belongs to PPG's range, RAL 850-2 is a RAL Effect color. Light Drizzle reads as green-grey, while RAL 850-2 reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (42 vs 44), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. The ΔE 3.3 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Light Drizzle vs RAL 850-2 in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Light Drizzle and RAL 850-2 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
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.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Light Drizzle vs RAL 850-2 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Light Drizzle on one side and RAL 850-2 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 Light Drizzle comparisons
See how Light Drizzle stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 42), opening up a space where Light Drizzle encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 42, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 42 vs 6, Light Drizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Light Drizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (52 vs 42) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 42), opening up a space where Light Drizzle encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 42, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 42 vs 27, Light Drizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 43 and 42, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Light Drizzle reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 42, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 42 vs 13, Light Drizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 42), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 42), opening up a space where Light Drizzle encloses it.
Light Drizzle reflects far more light (LRV 42 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 42, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 42, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 42, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 42), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 42 vs 12, Light Drizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 42 vs 8, Light Drizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 42, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 42 and 41, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 42 vs 12, Light Drizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (45 vs 42) makes Saybrook Sage the marginally brighter of the two.
Light Drizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 42 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.