RAL 570-5 vs RAL 570-6
Both from RAL Effect's palette. Both sit in the blue-purple family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. RAL 570-5 (LRV 22) reflects noticeably more light than RAL 570-6 (LRV 17), a difference of 5 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 7.7 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
RAL 570-5 vs RAL 570-6 in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. RAL 570-5 and RAL 570-6 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.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. RAL 570-5 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. RAL 570-5 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. RAL 570-5 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
RAL 570-5 vs RAL 570-6 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 570-5 on one side and RAL 570-6 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 570-5 comparisons
See how RAL 570-5 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 22), opening up a space where RAL 570-5 encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 22, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (30 vs 22) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 22, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 22), opening up a space where RAL 570-5 encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 22, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 22), opening up a space where RAL 570-5 encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 22), opening up a space where RAL 570-5 encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 22, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 22), opening up a space where RAL 570-5 encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 22), opening up a space where RAL 570-5 encloses it.
RAL 570-5 reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
RAL 570-5 reflects far more light (LRV 22 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 22), opening up a space where RAL 570-5 encloses it.
RAL 570-5 reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 22), opening up a space where RAL 570-5 encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (31 vs 22) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.