RAL 580-4 vs Passageway
Where RAL 580-4 belongs to RAL Effect's range, Passageway is a Valspar color. RAL 580-4 reads as blue, while Passageway reads as blue-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. RAL 580-4 (LRV 18) reflects noticeably more light than Passageway (LRV 14), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 17.2, 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 580-4 vs Passageway in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing RAL 580-4 and Passageway 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The brightness difference is modest but present — RAL 580-4 gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. RAL 580-4 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 580-4 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
RAL 580-4 vs Passageway Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 580-4 on one side and Passageway 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 580-4 comparisons
See how RAL 580-4 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 18), opening up a space where RAL 580-4 encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 18, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 18, Evergreen Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 18, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 18), opening up a space where RAL 580-4 encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 18), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 18, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 18), opening up a space where RAL 580-4 encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 18), opening up a space where RAL 580-4 encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 18, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 18), opening up a space where RAL 580-4 encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 18), opening up a space where RAL 580-4 encloses it.
RAL 580-4 reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
RAL 580-4 reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 18), opening up a space where RAL 580-4 encloses it.
RAL 580-4 reads slightly lighter (LRV 18 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 18), opening up a space where RAL 580-4 encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 18, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.