Cloud White vs RAL 120-3
Where Cloud White belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, RAL 120-3 is a RAL Effect color. Cloud White reads as beige-white, while RAL 120-3 reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (85 vs 85), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. At ΔE 1.4, 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 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Cloud White vs RAL 120-3 in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Cloud White and RAL 120-3 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.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
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.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. 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
Cloud White vs RAL 120-3 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cloud White on one side and RAL 120-3 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 Cloud White comparisons
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Cloud White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
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At LRV 85 vs 6, Cloud White is decisively the brighter choice.
Cloud White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Cloud White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 52, Cloud White is decisively the brighter choice.
Cloud White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 58, Cloud White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 27, Cloud White is decisively the brighter choice.
Cloud White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Cloud White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 55, Cloud White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 13, Cloud White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 44, Cloud White is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 85 and 84, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Cloud White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 66, Cloud White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (85 vs 74) makes Cloud White the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 85 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Cloud White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 12, Cloud White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 8, Cloud White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 68, Cloud White is decisively the brighter choice.
Cloud White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 85 vs 12, Cloud White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 85 vs 45, Cloud White is decisively the brighter choice.
Cloud White reflects far more light (LRV 85 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.