Chenille vs RAL 120-5
Chenille (Cloverdale Paint) and RAL 120-5 (RAL Effect) come from different manufacturers. These are both beiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige to land. The 6-point LRV gap — 70 for RAL 120-5 vs 63 for Chenille — means RAL 120-5 will open up a space more effectively. ΔE 4.5 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Chenille vs RAL 120-5 in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Chenille and RAL 120-5 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. RAL 120-5 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. RAL 120-5 has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
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. RAL 120-5 has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Chenille vs RAL 120-5 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Chenille on one side and RAL 120-5 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 Chenille comparisons
See how Chenille stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 63), opening up a space where Chenille encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (63 vs 52) makes Chenille the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 63 vs 30, Chenille is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (63 vs 60) makes Chenille the marginally brighter of the two.
Chenille reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Chenille reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 43, Chenille is decisively the brighter choice.
Chenille reads slightly lighter (LRV 63 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Chenille reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 63, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 66 and 63, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Shoji White reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Chenille reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Chenille reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 63), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Chenille reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Chenille reflects far more light (LRV 63 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 63 vs 31, Chenille is decisively the brighter choice.