RAL 570-2 vs Agreeable Gray
Where RAL 570-2 belongs to RAL Effect's range, Agreeable Gray is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, RAL 570-2 belongs to the blue-purple family and Agreeable Gray to the greige-grey family. Agreeable Gray (LRV 60) reflects noticeably more light than RAL 570-2 (LRV 55), a difference of 5 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 23.7, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
RAL 570-2 vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing RAL 570-2 and Agreeable Gray in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
RAL 570-2 vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 570-2 on one side and Agreeable Gray 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 570-2 comparisons
See how RAL 570-2 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 55, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
RAL 570-2 reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
RAL 570-2 reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 55 vs 27, RAL 570-2 is decisively the brighter choice.
RAL 570-2 reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 12-point LRV gap (55 vs 44) makes RAL 570-2 the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 55), opening up a space where RAL 570-2 encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (66 vs 55) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 55, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 12, RAL 570-2 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 8, RAL 570-2 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 55, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 12, RAL 570-2 is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (55 vs 45) makes RAL 570-2 the marginally brighter of the two.
RAL 570-2 reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
RAL 570-2 reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.