Champagne vs RAL 780-1
Where Champagne belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, RAL 780-1 is a RAL Effect color. These are both beiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige to land. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (73 vs 74), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. At ΔE 0.5, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Champagne vs RAL 780-1 in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Champagne and RAL 780-1 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.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
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. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Color Details
Champagne vs RAL 780-1 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Champagne on one side and RAL 780-1 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 Champagne comparisons
See how Champagne stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 73), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 73 vs 52, Champagne is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 30, Champagne is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 73 vs 60, Champagne is decisively the brighter choice.
Champagne reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Champagne reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 43, Champagne is decisively the brighter choice.
Champagne reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Champagne reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (84 vs 73) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
Champagne reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 74 and 73, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Champagne reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Champagne reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Champagne reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Champagne reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Champagne reflects far more light (LRV 73 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 73 vs 31, Champagne is decisively the brighter choice.