Smoke Screen vs RAL 820-2
Smoke Screen (PPG) and RAL 820-2 (RAL Effect) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the blue-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 5-point LRV gap — 47 for Smoke Screen vs 42 for RAL 820-2 — means Smoke Screen will open up a space more effectively. ΔE 3.1 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.
Smoke Screen vs RAL 820-2 in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Smoke Screen and RAL 820-2 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.
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. Smoke Screen has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. Smoke Screen has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
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. Smoke Screen has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
House
A full exterior is the most demanding test for a paint color — scale and outdoor light both amplify differences that seem small on a swatch. Smoke Screen has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Smoke Screen vs RAL 820-2 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Smoke Screen on one side and RAL 820-2 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 Smoke Screen comparisons
See how Smoke Screen stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 47, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 47), opening up a space where Smoke Screen encloses it.
Smoke Screen reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (52 vs 47) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 47 vs 30, Smoke Screen is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 47, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Smoke Screen reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (47 vs 43) makes Smoke Screen the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 47 vs 4, Smoke Screen is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Smoke Screen reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Smoke Screen reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 47, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 21, Smoke Screen is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 47), opening up a space where Smoke Screen encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 47), opening up a space where Smoke Screen encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 47), opening up a space where Smoke Screen encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (51 vs 47) makes Pigeon the marginally brighter of the two.
Smoke Screen reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Smoke Screen reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 47), opening up a space where Smoke Screen encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (47 vs 41) makes Smoke Screen the marginally brighter of the two.
Smoke Screen reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 47 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 47 vs 31, Smoke Screen is decisively the brighter choice.