RAL 110-5 vs Pearl Gray
Where RAL 110-5 belongs to RAL Effect's range, Pearl Gray is a Sherwin-Williams color. These are both green-greys, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within green-grey to land. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (59 vs 61), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
RAL 110-5 vs Pearl Gray in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. RAL 110-5 and Pearl Gray 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.
Color Details
RAL 110-5 vs Pearl Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 110-5 on one side and Pearl Gray 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 110-5 comparisons
See how RAL 110-5 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 59), opening up a space where RAL 110-5 encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (59 vs 52) makes RAL 110-5 the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 59 vs 30, RAL 110-5 is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 59 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
RAL 110-5 reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 43, RAL 110-5 is decisively the brighter choice.
RAL 110-5 reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
RAL 110-5 reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 59, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 59), opening up a space where RAL 110-5 encloses it.
RAL 110-5 reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
RAL 110-5 reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
RAL 110-5 reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
RAL 110-5 reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 31, RAL 110-5 is decisively the brighter choice.