RAL 770-3 vs Avocado
Where RAL 770-3 belongs to RAL Effect's range, Avocado is a Sherwin-Williams color. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Avocado (LRV 20) reflects noticeably more light than RAL 770-3 (LRV 17), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 4.1 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
RAL 770-3 vs Avocado in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. RAL 770-3 and Avocado 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.
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.
Color Details
RAL 770-3 vs Avocado Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 770-3 on one side and Avocado 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 770-3 comparisons
See how RAL 770-3 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 17), opening up a space where RAL 770-3 encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 17, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 17, Evergreen Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 17, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 17), opening up a space where RAL 770-3 encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 17, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 17), opening up a space where RAL 770-3 encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 17), opening up a space where RAL 770-3 encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 17, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 17), opening up a space where RAL 770-3 encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 17), opening up a space where RAL 770-3 encloses it.
RAL 770-3 reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
RAL 770-3 reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 17), opening up a space where RAL 770-3 encloses it.
RAL 770-3 reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 17), opening up a space where RAL 770-3 encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 17, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.