RAL 460-1 vs Snowbound

RAL 460-1RAL EffectvsSnowboundSherwin-WilliamsΔE 34.6Very different colors

RAL 460-1 is a RAL Effect color while Snowbound comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, RAL 460-1 belongs to the pink-red family and Snowbound to the beige-greige family. At LRV 83 vs 49, Snowbound will read as the brighter of the two — a 34-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 34.6, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 6 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

RAL 460-1 vs Snowbound in Real Spaces

6 real rooms side by side. Seeing RAL 460-1 and Snowbound 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. Snowbound returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.

RAL 460-1RAL Effect 460-1 living room walls

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SnowboundSnowbound SW 7004 living room

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Bedroom

Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Snowbound will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than RAL 460-1 would.

RAL 460-1RAL Effect 460-1 bedroom

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SnowboundBedroom painted in Sherwin-Williams Snowbound

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Kitchen

Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The LRV gap is large enough that Snowbound will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than RAL 460-1 would.

RAL 460-1RAL Effect 460-1 kitchen interior

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SnowboundSherwin Williams Snowbound kitchen cabinets

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Bathroom

Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Snowbound will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than RAL 460-1 would.

RAL 460-1RAL Effect 460-1 bathroom

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SnowboundWhite bathroom in Snowbound by Sherwin Williams

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House

At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Snowbound will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than RAL 460-1 would.

RAL 460-1RAL Effect 460-1 victorian house interior

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SnowboundSnowbound house color review

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Kitchen Cabinets

On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The LRV gap is large enough that Snowbound will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than RAL 460-1 would.

RAL 460-1RAL Effect 460-1 kitchen cabinets

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SnowboundSherwin Williams Snowbound Kitchen Cabinets

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Color Details

RAL 460-1
RAL Effect · RAL 460-1
LRV49.2
BrandRAL Effect
NumberRAL 460-1
Undertone
Temperature
BrightnessMedium
Snowbound
Sherwin-Williams · 7004
LRV82.8
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number7004
Undertone
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight

RAL 460-1 vs Snowbound Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 460-1 on one side and Snowbound on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 460-1 comparisons

See how RAL 460-1 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

Ammonite
RAL 460-1
Ammonite
RAL 460-1
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 460-1
RAL 460-1 · LRV 49

At LRV 69 vs 49, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.

White Dove
RAL 460-1
White Dove
RAL 460-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 460-1
RAL 460-1 · LRV 49

White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 49), opening up a space where RAL 460-1 encloses it.

RAL 460-1
Iron Ore
RAL 460-1
Iron Ore
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 460-1
RAL 460-1 · LRV 49

RAL 460-1 reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.

Purbeck Stone
RAL 460-1
Purbeck Stone
RAL 460-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 460-1
RAL 460-1 · LRV 49

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room.

RAL 460-1
Evergreen Fog
RAL 460-1
Evergreen Fog
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 460-1
RAL 460-1 · LRV 49

At LRV 49 vs 30, RAL 460-1 is decisively the brighter choice.

Mizzle
RAL 460-1
Mizzle
RAL 460-1
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 460-1
RAL 460-1 · LRV 49

With LRVs of 52 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.

RAL 460-1
Agreeable Gray
RAL 460-1
Agreeable Gray
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 460-1
RAL 460-1 · LRV 49

A 11-point LRV gap (60 vs 49) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.

RAL 460-1
Accessible Beige
RAL 460-1
Accessible Beige
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 460-1
RAL 460-1 · LRV 49

Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Denim Drift
RAL 460-1
Denim Drift
RAL 460-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 460-1
RAL 460-1 · LRV 49

RAL 460-1 reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.

French Gray
RAL 460-1
French Gray
RAL 460-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 460-1
RAL 460-1 · LRV 49

A 6-point LRV gap (49 vs 43) makes RAL 460-1 the marginally brighter of the two.

RAL 460-1
Naval
RAL 460-1
Naval
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 460-1
RAL 460-1 · LRV 49
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

At LRV 49 vs 4, RAL 460-1 is decisively the brighter choice.

Tranquil Dawn
RAL 460-1
Tranquil Dawn
RAL 460-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 460-1
RAL 460-1 · LRV 49

Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Bancha
RAL 460-1
Bancha
RAL 460-1
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 460-1
RAL 460-1 · LRV 49

RAL 460-1 reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.

Hardwick White
RAL 460-1
Hardwick White
RAL 460-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 460-1
RAL 460-1 · LRV 49

RAL 460-1 reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

RAL 460-1
Pure White
RAL 460-1
Pure White
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 460-1
RAL 460-1 · LRV 49

At LRV 84 vs 49, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.

RAL 460-1
Artichoke
RAL 460-1
Artichoke
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 460-1
RAL 460-1 · LRV 49
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

At LRV 49 vs 21, RAL 460-1 is decisively the brighter choice.

Balboa Mist
RAL 460-1
Balboa Mist
RAL 460-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 460-1
RAL 460-1 · LRV 49

Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 49), opening up a space where RAL 460-1 encloses it.

RAL 460-1
Shoji White
RAL 460-1
Shoji White
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 460-1
RAL 460-1 · LRV 49

Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 49), opening up a space where RAL 460-1 encloses it.

Pigeon
RAL 460-1
Pigeon
RAL 460-1
Farrow & Ball
Pigeon
LRV 51
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 460-1
RAL 460-1 · LRV 49

Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 51 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room.

RAL 460-1
Pewter Green
RAL 460-1
Pewter Green
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 460-1
RAL 460-1 · LRV 49

RAL 460-1 reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.

Duck Green
RAL 460-1
Duck Green
RAL 460-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 460-1
RAL 460-1 · LRV 49

RAL 460-1 reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.

Skimming Stone
RAL 460-1
Skimming Stone
RAL 460-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 460-1
RAL 460-1 · LRV 49

Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 49), opening up a space where RAL 460-1 encloses it.

Dix Blue
RAL 460-1
Dix Blue
RAL 460-1
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 460-1
RAL 460-1 · LRV 49

A 8-point LRV gap (49 vs 41) makes RAL 460-1 the marginally brighter of the two.

Hicks' Blue
RAL 460-1
Hicks' Blue
RAL 460-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 460-1
RAL 460-1 · LRV 49

Hicks' Blue vs RAL 460-1

Slaked Lime Deep
RAL 460-1
Slaked Lime Deep
RAL 460-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 460-1
RAL 460-1 · LRV 49

Slaked Lime Deep vs RAL 460-1

Vintage Vogue
RAL 460-1
Vintage Vogue
RAL 460-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 460-1
RAL 460-1 · LRV 49

RAL 460-1 reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.

Livid
RAL 460-1
Livid
RAL 460-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 460-1
RAL 460-1 · LRV 49

Livid vs RAL 460-1

Saybrook Sage
RAL 460-1
Saybrook Sage
RAL 460-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 460-1
RAL 460-1 · LRV 49

RAL 460-1 reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Pale Green
RAL 460-1
Pale Green
RAL 460-1
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 460-1
RAL 460-1 · LRV 49

At LRV 49 vs 31, RAL 460-1 is decisively the brighter choice.

Pine Needle
RAL 460-1
Pine Needle
RAL 460-1
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 460-1
RAL 460-1 · LRV 49

At LRV 49 vs 7, RAL 460-1 is decisively the brighter choice.