RAL 460-M vs Heartthrob
RAL 460-M is a RAL Effect color while Heartthrob comes from Sherwin-Williams. Both sit in the pink-red family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. With LRVs of 11 and 11, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. At ΔE 3.0, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
RAL 460-M vs Heartthrob in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. RAL 460-M and Heartthrob 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. 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.
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 460-M vs Heartthrob Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 460-M on one side and Heartthrob 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 460-M comparisons
See how RAL 460-M stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 11), opening up a space where RAL 460-M encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 11, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 11, Evergreen Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 11, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 11), opening up a space where RAL 460-M encloses it.
Denim Drift reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 11), opening up a space where RAL 460-M encloses it.
At LRV 43 vs 11, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 11), opening up a space where RAL 460-M encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 11), opening up a space where RAL 460-M encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 11, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 11), opening up a space where RAL 460-M encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 11), opening up a space where RAL 460-M encloses it.
With LRVs of 12 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 11 and 8, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 11), opening up a space where RAL 460-M encloses it.
With LRVs of 12 and 11, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 11), opening up a space where RAL 460-M encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 11, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.