Birch Bay vs RAL 120-1
Birch Bay is a Cloverdale Paint color while RAL 120-1 comes from RAL Effect. Birch Bay reads as green-white, while RAL 120-1 reads as greige-white — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. With LRVs of 83 and 84, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 1.3, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Birch Bay vs RAL 120-1 in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Birch Bay and RAL 120-1 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
Birch Bay vs RAL 120-1 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Birch Bay on one side and RAL 120-1 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 Birch Bay comparisons
See how Birch Bay stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 83 vs 58, Birch Bay is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 27, Birch Bay is decisively the brighter choice.
Birch Bay reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 55, Birch Bay is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 44, Birch Bay is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 83 vs 66, Birch Bay is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (83 vs 74) makes Birch Bay the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 12, Birch Bay is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 8, Birch Bay is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 68, Birch Bay is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 12, Birch Bay is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 45, Birch Bay is decisively the brighter choice.
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