Trout Gray vs RAL 120-M
Where Trout Gray belongs to Benjamin Moore's range, RAL 120-M is a RAL Effect color. Both sit in the grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. RAL 120-M (LRV 27) reflects noticeably more light than Trout Gray (LRV 16), a difference of 10 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 14.1, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Trout Gray vs RAL 120-M in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing Trout Gray and RAL 120-M in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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 LRV gap is large enough that RAL 120-M will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Trout Gray would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. RAL 120-M reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Trout Gray.
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. RAL 120-M reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Trout Gray.
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. RAL 120-M reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Trout Gray.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. RAL 120-M reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Trout Gray.
Color Details
Trout Gray vs RAL 120-M Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Trout Gray on one side and RAL 120-M 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.
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