RAL 420-1 vs Windswept Canyon
Where RAL 420-1 belongs to RAL Effect's range, Windswept Canyon is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, RAL 420-1 belongs to the pink-red family and Windswept Canyon to the beige family. RAL 420-1 (LRV 52) reflects noticeably more light than Windswept Canyon (LRV 43), a difference of 9 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 9.9 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
RAL 420-1 vs Windswept Canyon in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. RAL 420-1 and Windswept Canyon 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.
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. RAL 420-1 reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Windswept Canyon.
Color Details
RAL 420-1 vs Windswept Canyon Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 420-1 on one side and Windswept Canyon 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 420-1 comparisons
See how RAL 420-1 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 52), opening up a space where RAL 420-1 encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 52 vs 30, RAL 420-1 is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (60 vs 52) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
RAL 420-1 reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (52 vs 43) makes RAL 420-1 the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
RAL 420-1 reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 52, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 52), opening up a space where RAL 420-1 encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 52), opening up a space where RAL 420-1 encloses it.
RAL 420-1 reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
RAL 420-1 reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 52), opening up a space where RAL 420-1 encloses it.
RAL 420-1 reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
RAL 420-1 reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 31, RAL 420-1 is decisively the brighter choice.