Antique Candle Light vs RAL 150-3
Antique Candle Light (Cloverdale Paint) and RAL 150-3 (RAL Effect) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 79 vs 77 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. A ΔE of 1.9 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Antique Candle Light vs RAL 150-3 in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Antique Candle Light and RAL 150-3 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
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. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
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. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Color Details
Antique Candle Light vs RAL 150-3 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Antique Candle Light on one side and RAL 150-3 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 Antique Candle Light comparisons
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At LRV 79 vs 52, Antique Candle Light is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 30, Antique Candle Light is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 79 vs 43, Antique Candle Light is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 4, Antique Candle Light is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 79 vs 21, Antique Candle Light is decisively the brighter choice.
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Antique Candle Light reads slightly lighter (LRV 79 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 79 vs 41, Antique Candle Light is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (79 vs 68) makes Antique Candle Light the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 79 vs 25, Antique Candle Light is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 79 vs 31, Antique Candle Light is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 7, Antique Candle Light is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 24, Antique Candle Light is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 79 vs 57, Antique Candle Light is decisively the brighter choice.