Subway Tile vs RAL 820-2
Subway Tile is a Benjamin Moore color while RAL 820-2 comes from RAL Effect. Both sit in the blue-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. With LRVs of 43 and 42, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 1.8, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.
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Subway Tile vs RAL 820-2 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Subway Tile on one side and RAL 820-2 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 Subway Tile comparisons
See how Subway Tile stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 43), opening up a space where Subway Tile encloses it.
At LRV 69 vs 43, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
Subway Tile reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (52 vs 43) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 43 vs 30, Subway Tile is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 60 vs 43, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 43), opening up a space where Subway Tile encloses it.
Subway Tile reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 43 vs 4, Subway Tile is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 43), opening up a space where Subway Tile encloses it.
Subway Tile reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
With LRVs of 44 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 43, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 43 vs 21, Subway Tile is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 43), opening up a space where Subway Tile encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 43), opening up a space where Subway Tile encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 43), opening up a space where Subway Tile encloses it.
Subway Tile reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 43), opening up a space where Subway Tile encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 41), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 68 vs 43, Calamine is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 43 vs 25, Subway Tile is decisively the brighter choice.
Subway Tile reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 45 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 11-point LRV gap (43 vs 31) makes Subway Tile the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 43 vs 7, Subway Tile is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 43 vs 24, Subway Tile is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 43, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.