RAL 180-1 vs Lakeside
RAL 180-1 (RAL Effect) and Lakeside (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, RAL 180-1 belongs to the blue family and Lakeside to the blue-grey family. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 49 vs 47 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. A ΔE of 1.9 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
RAL 180-1 vs Lakeside in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. RAL 180-1 and Lakeside 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. 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 180-1 vs Lakeside Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 180-1 on one side and Lakeside 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 180-1 comparisons
See how RAL 180-1 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 49, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
RAL 180-1 reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (58 vs 49) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 49 vs 27, RAL 180-1 is decisively the brighter choice.
RAL 180-1 reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (55 vs 49) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (49 vs 44) makes RAL 180-1 the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 49), opening up a space where RAL 180-1 encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 49, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 49, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 12, RAL 180-1 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 8, RAL 180-1 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 49, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 12, RAL 180-1 is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (49 vs 45) makes RAL 180-1 the marginally brighter of the two.
RAL 180-1 reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.