Bluette vs RAL 670-3
Where Bluette belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, RAL 670-3 is a RAL Effect color. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Bluette (LRV 50) reflects noticeably more light than RAL 670-3 (LRV 47), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 7.1 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Bluette vs RAL 670-3 in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Bluette and RAL 670-3 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. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Bluette vs RAL 670-3 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Bluette on one side and RAL 670-3 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 Bluette comparisons
See how Bluette stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 50, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 50, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
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Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (58 vs 50) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 50 vs 27, Bluette is decisively the brighter choice.
Bluette reads slightly lighter (LRV 50 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (55 vs 50) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
A 6-point LRV gap (50 vs 44) makes Bluette the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 50), opening up a space where Bluette encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 50, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 50, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 50 vs 12, Bluette is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 50, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 50 vs 12, Bluette is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (50 vs 45) makes Bluette the marginally brighter of the two.
Bluette reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Bluette reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Bluette reflects far more light (LRV 50 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 50), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.