RAL 730-2 vs Dover Surf
Where RAL 730-2 belongs to RAL Effect's range, Dover Surf is a Valspar color. These are both blues, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within blue to land. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (54 vs 53), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. With a ΔE of 13.3, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
RAL 730-2 vs Dover Surf in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing RAL 730-2 and Dover Surf 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.
Color Details
RAL 730-2 vs Dover Surf Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 730-2 on one side and Dover Surf 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 730-2 comparisons
See how RAL 730-2 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 54, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 54 and 52, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
RAL 730-2 reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 54), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (58 vs 54) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 54 vs 27, RAL 730-2 is decisively the brighter choice.
RAL 730-2 reads slightly lighter (LRV 54 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 54), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 10-point LRV gap (54 vs 44) makes RAL 730-2 the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 54), opening up a space where RAL 730-2 encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 54, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 54, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 54 vs 12, RAL 730-2 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 54 vs 8, RAL 730-2 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 54, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 54 vs 12, RAL 730-2 is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (54 vs 45) makes RAL 730-2 the marginally brighter of the two.
RAL 730-2 reflects far more light (LRV 54 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.