RAL 110-6 vs Passive
RAL 110-6 is a RAL Effect color while Passive comes from Sherwin-Williams. Both sit in the grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. With LRVs of 58 and 60, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 1.7, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
RAL 110-6 vs Passive in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. RAL 110-6 and Passive 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Color Details
RAL 110-6 vs Passive Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 110-6 on one side and Passive 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 110-6 comparisons
See how RAL 110-6 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 58, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
RAL 110-6 reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
RAL 110-6 reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
With LRVs of 60 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 58 vs 27, RAL 110-6 is decisively the brighter choice.
RAL 110-6 reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 58 vs 44, RAL 110-6 is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 58), opening up a space where RAL 110-6 encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (66 vs 58) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 58, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 12, RAL 110-6 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 8, RAL 110-6 is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (68 vs 58) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 58 vs 12, RAL 110-6 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 45, RAL 110-6 is decisively the brighter choice.
RAL 110-6 reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.