Swan Lake vs RAL 720-1
Swan Lake (PPG) and RAL 720-1 (RAL Effect) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 4-point LRV gap — 73 for Swan Lake vs 69 for RAL 720-1 — means Swan Lake will open up a space more effectively. A ΔE of 1.4 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Swan Lake vs RAL 720-1 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Swan Lake on one side and RAL 720-1 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 Swan Lake comparisons
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Swan Lake reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Swan Lake reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 58, Swan Lake is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 27, Swan Lake is decisively the brighter choice.
Swan Lake reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 55, Swan Lake is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 44, Swan Lake is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (73 vs 66) makes Swan Lake the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 73), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 73 vs 12, Swan Lake is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 8, Swan Lake is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (73 vs 68) makes Swan Lake the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 73 vs 12, Swan Lake is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 45, Swan Lake is decisively the brighter choice.
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