RAL 830-1 vs Gray Clouds
Where RAL 830-1 belongs to RAL Effect's range, Gray Clouds is a Sherwin-Williams color. These are both greys, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within grey to land. RAL 830-1 (LRV 50) reflects noticeably more light than Gray Clouds (LRV 47), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. At ΔE 2.5, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
RAL 830-1 vs Gray Clouds in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. RAL 830-1 and Gray Clouds 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
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 two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
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. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Color Details
RAL 830-1 vs Gray Clouds Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 830-1 on one side and Gray Clouds 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 830-1 comparisons
See how RAL 830-1 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 50, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 8-point LRV gap (58 vs 50) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 50 vs 27, RAL 830-1 is decisively the brighter choice.
RAL 830-1 reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (55 vs 50) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
A 6-point LRV gap (50 vs 44) makes RAL 830-1 the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 50), opening up a space where RAL 830-1 encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 50, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 50, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 50 vs 12, RAL 830-1 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 50 vs 8, RAL 830-1 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 50, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 50 vs 12, RAL 830-1 is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (50 vs 45) makes RAL 830-1 the marginally brighter of the two.
RAL 830-1 reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.