Offshore Mist vs RAL 180-5
Offshore Mist (Behr) and RAL 180-5 (RAL Effect) come from different manufacturers. These are both blues, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within blue to land. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 66 vs 68 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. ΔE 3.6 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Offshore Mist vs RAL 180-5 in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Offshore Mist and RAL 180-5 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Color Details
Offshore Mist vs RAL 180-5 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Offshore Mist on one side and RAL 180-5 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 Offshore Mist comparisons
See how Offshore Mist stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 66), opening up a space where Offshore Mist encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (69 vs 66) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
Offshore Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 52, Offshore Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 30, Offshore Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
Offshore Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (66 vs 60) makes Offshore Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
Offshore Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Offshore Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 43, Offshore Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 4, Offshore Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
Offshore Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Offshore Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Offshore Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 66, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 21, Offshore Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 66), opening up a space where Offshore Mist encloses it.
Offshore Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 68 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 66 vs 41, Offshore Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 66 vs 25, Offshore Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
Offshore Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Offshore Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 31, Offshore Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 7, Offshore Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 66 vs 24, Offshore Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (66 vs 57) makes Offshore Mist the marginally brighter of the two.