RAL 110-3 vs RAL 850-1
Both from RAL Effect's palette. Both sit in the greige-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. RAL 110-3 (LRV 56) reflects noticeably more light than RAL 850-1 (LRV 53), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. At ΔE 1.7, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
RAL 110-3 vs RAL 850-1 in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. RAL 110-3 and RAL 850-1 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. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
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. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Color Details
RAL 110-3 vs RAL 850-1 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 110-3 on one side and RAL 850-1 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 RAL 110-3 comparisons
See how RAL 110-3 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 56), opening up a space where RAL 110-3 encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (56 vs 52) makes RAL 110-3 the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 56 vs 30, RAL 110-3 is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (60 vs 56) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 58 and 56, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
RAL 110-3 reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 56 vs 43, RAL 110-3 is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 56 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
RAL 110-3 reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 56, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 56), opening up a space where RAL 110-3 encloses it.
RAL 110-3 reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
RAL 110-3 reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
RAL 110-3 reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
RAL 110-3 reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 56 vs 31, RAL 110-3 is decisively the brighter choice.