RAL 720-2 vs Agreeable Gray

RAL 720-2RAL EffectvsAgreeable GraySherwin-WilliamsΔE 23.3 — Distinct difference

Where RAL 720-2 belongs to RAL Effect's range, Agreeable Gray is a Sherwin-Williams color. RAL 720-2 reads as blue, while Agreeable Gray reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (62 vs 60), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. With a ΔE of 23.3, 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 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.

RAL 720-2 vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces

5 real rooms side by side. Seeing RAL 720-2 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.

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. 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.

RAL 720-2RAL Effect 720-2 living room walls

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Agreeable GrayAgreeable Gray SW 7029 living room

@mybudgetrecipes

Bedroom

The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.

RAL 720-2RAL Effect 720-2 bedroom

@visualization

Agreeable GrayBedroom painted in Sherwin-Williams Agreeable Gray

@mybudgetrecipes

Kitchen

In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.

RAL 720-2RAL Effect 720-2 kitchen interior

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Agreeable GraySherwin Williams Agreeable Gray kitchen cabinets

@mybudgetrecipes

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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.

RAL 720-2RAL Effect 720-2 minimalist bathroom

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Agreeable GrayModern Agreeable Gray bathroom

@homeimprovementdude

Kitchen Cabinets

Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.

RAL 720-2RAL Effect 720-2 kitchen cabinets

@visualization

Agreeable GrayAgreeable Gray kitchen cabinets paint review

@katylynndesign

Color Details

RAL 720-2
RAL Effect · RAL 720-2
LRV62.1
BrandRAL Effect
NumberRAL 720-2
Undertone—
Temperature—
BrightnessLight
Agreeable Gray
Sherwin-Williams · 7029
LRV60.4
BrandSherwin-Williams
Number7029
Undertone—
TemperatureWarm
BrightnessLight

RAL 720-2 vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison

5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 720-2 on one side and Agreeable Gray on the other.

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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 720-2 comparisons

See how RAL 720-2 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.

Ammonite
RAL 720-2
Ammonite
RAL 720-2
Farrow & Ball
Ammonite
LRV 69
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 720-2
RAL 720-2 · LRV 62

A 7-point LRV gap (69 vs 62) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.

White Dove
RAL 720-2
White Dove
RAL 720-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 720-2
RAL 720-2 · LRV 62

White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 62), opening up a space where RAL 720-2 encloses it.

RAL 720-2
Iron Ore
RAL 720-2
Iron Ore
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 720-2
RAL 720-2 · LRV 62

RAL 720-2 reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.

Purbeck Stone
RAL 720-2
Purbeck Stone
RAL 720-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 720-2
RAL 720-2 · LRV 62

A 10-point LRV gap (62 vs 52) makes RAL 720-2 the marginally brighter of the two.

RAL 720-2
Evergreen Fog
RAL 720-2
Evergreen Fog
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 720-2
RAL 720-2 · LRV 62

At LRV 62 vs 30, RAL 720-2 is decisively the brighter choice.

Mizzle
RAL 720-2
Mizzle
RAL 720-2
Farrow & Ball
Mizzle
LRV 52
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 720-2
RAL 720-2 · LRV 62

RAL 720-2 reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

RAL 720-2
Accessible Beige
RAL 720-2
Accessible Beige
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 720-2
RAL 720-2 · LRV 62

RAL 720-2 reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Denim Drift
RAL 720-2
Denim Drift
RAL 720-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 720-2
RAL 720-2 · LRV 62

RAL 720-2 reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.

French Gray
RAL 720-2
French Gray
RAL 720-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 720-2
RAL 720-2 · LRV 62

At LRV 62 vs 43, RAL 720-2 is decisively the brighter choice.

RAL 720-2
Naval
RAL 720-2
Naval
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 720-2
RAL 720-2 · LRV 62
Sherwin-Williams
Naval
LRV 4

At LRV 62 vs 4, RAL 720-2 is decisively the brighter choice.

Tranquil Dawn
RAL 720-2
Tranquil Dawn
RAL 720-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 720-2
RAL 720-2 · LRV 62

RAL 720-2 reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Bancha
RAL 720-2
Bancha
RAL 720-2
Farrow & Ball
Bancha
LRV 13
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 720-2
RAL 720-2 · LRV 62

RAL 720-2 reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.

Hardwick White
RAL 720-2
Hardwick White
RAL 720-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 720-2
RAL 720-2 · LRV 62

RAL 720-2 reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.

RAL 720-2
Pure White
RAL 720-2
Pure White
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 720-2
RAL 720-2 · LRV 62

At LRV 84 vs 62, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.

RAL 720-2
Artichoke
RAL 720-2
Artichoke
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 720-2
RAL 720-2 · LRV 62
Sherwin-Williams
Artichoke
LRV 21

At LRV 62 vs 21, RAL 720-2 is decisively the brighter choice.

Balboa Mist
RAL 720-2
Balboa Mist
RAL 720-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 720-2
RAL 720-2 · LRV 62

Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

RAL 720-2
Shoji White
RAL 720-2
Shoji White
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 720-2
RAL 720-2 · LRV 62

Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 62), opening up a space where RAL 720-2 encloses it.

RAL 720-2
Snowbound
RAL 720-2
Snowbound
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 720-2
RAL 720-2 · LRV 62
Sherwin-Williams
Snowbound
LRV 83

Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 62), opening up a space where RAL 720-2 encloses it.

Pigeon
RAL 720-2
Pigeon
RAL 720-2
Farrow & Ball
Pigeon
LRV 51
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 720-2
RAL 720-2 · LRV 62

A 11-point LRV gap (62 vs 51) makes RAL 720-2 the marginally brighter of the two.

RAL 720-2
Pewter Green
RAL 720-2
Pewter Green
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 720-2
RAL 720-2 · LRV 62

RAL 720-2 reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.

Duck Green
RAL 720-2
Duck Green
RAL 720-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 720-2
RAL 720-2 · LRV 62

RAL 720-2 reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.

Skimming Stone
RAL 720-2
Skimming Stone
RAL 720-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 720-2
RAL 720-2 · LRV 62

Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.

Dix Blue
RAL 720-2
Dix Blue
RAL 720-2
Farrow & Ball
Dix Blue
LRV 41
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 720-2
RAL 720-2 · LRV 62

At LRV 62 vs 41, RAL 720-2 is decisively the brighter choice.

Hicks' Blue
RAL 720-2
Hicks' Blue
RAL 720-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 720-2
RAL 720-2 · LRV 62

Hicks' Blue vs RAL 720-2

Slaked Lime Deep
RAL 720-2
Slaked Lime Deep
RAL 720-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 720-2
RAL 720-2 · LRV 62

Slaked Lime Deep vs RAL 720-2

Vintage Vogue
RAL 720-2
Vintage Vogue
RAL 720-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 720-2
RAL 720-2 · LRV 62

RAL 720-2 reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.

Livid
RAL 720-2
Livid
RAL 720-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 720-2
RAL 720-2 · LRV 62

Livid vs RAL 720-2

Saybrook Sage
RAL 720-2
Saybrook Sage
RAL 720-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 720-2
RAL 720-2 · LRV 62

RAL 720-2 reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.

Pale Green
RAL 720-2
Pale Green
RAL 720-2
RAL ClassicClassic
Pale Green
LRV 31
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 720-2
RAL 720-2 · LRV 62

At LRV 62 vs 31, RAL 720-2 is decisively the brighter choice.

Pine Needle
RAL 720-2
Pine Needle
RAL 720-2
RAL EffectEffect
RAL 720-2
RAL 720-2 · LRV 62

At LRV 62 vs 7, RAL 720-2 is decisively the brighter choice.