RAL 170-6 vs Accessible Beige
RAL 170-6 is a RAL Effect color while Accessible Beige comes from Sherwin-Williams. RAL 170-6 reads as blue, while Accessible Beige reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. With LRVs of 57 and 58, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. At ΔE 17.3, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
RAL 170-6 vs Accessible Beige in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing RAL 170-6 and Accessible Beige in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Color Details
RAL 170-6 vs Accessible Beige Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 170-6 on one side and Accessible Beige 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 170-6 comparisons
See how RAL 170-6 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 57, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
RAL 170-6 reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
RAL 170-6 reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 57 vs 27, RAL 170-6 is decisively the brighter choice.
RAL 170-6 reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 57 vs 44, RAL 170-6 is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 57), opening up a space where RAL 170-6 encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (66 vs 57) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 57, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 12, RAL 170-6 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 8, RAL 170-6 is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (68 vs 57) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 12, RAL 170-6 is decisively the brighter choice.
A 12-point LRV gap (57 vs 45) makes RAL 170-6 the marginally brighter of the two.
RAL 170-6 reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
RAL 170-6 reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.