RAL 680-1 vs Ebbtide
RAL 680-1 is a RAL Effect color while Ebbtide comes from Sherwin-Williams. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 41 vs 33, Ebbtide will read as the brighter of the two — a 8-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 5.5, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
RAL 680-1 vs Ebbtide in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. RAL 680-1 and Ebbtide 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. Ebbtide returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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 Ebbtide will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than RAL 680-1 would.
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 Ebbtide will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than RAL 680-1 would.
Color Details
RAL 680-1 vs Ebbtide Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 680-1 on one side and Ebbtide 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 680-1 comparisons
See how RAL 680-1 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 33), opening up a space where RAL 680-1 encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 33, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 33 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 60 vs 33, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 33), opening up a space where RAL 680-1 encloses it.
RAL 680-1 reads slightly lighter (LRV 33 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (43 vs 33) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 33), opening up a space where RAL 680-1 encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 33), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 33, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 33), opening up a space where RAL 680-1 encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 33), opening up a space where RAL 680-1 encloses it.
RAL 680-1 reflects far more light (LRV 33 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
RAL 680-1 reflects far more light (LRV 33 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 33), opening up a space where RAL 680-1 encloses it.
RAL 680-1 reflects far more light (LRV 33 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 33), opening up a space where RAL 680-1 encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 33 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room.