Cirrus vs Light grey
Cirrus (Cloverdale Paint) and Light grey (RAL Classic) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Cirrus belongs to the blue-grey family and Light grey to the grey family. The 8-point LRV gap — 58 for Light grey vs 51 for Cirrus — means Light grey will open up a space more effectively. ΔE 5.4 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Cirrus vs Light grey in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Cirrus and Light grey 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. Light grey reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Light grey has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Cirrus vs Light grey Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cirrus on one side and Light grey 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 Cirrus comparisons
See how Cirrus stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 51), opening up a space where Cirrus encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 51), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 51 vs 30, Cirrus is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (60 vs 51) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cirrus reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (51 vs 43) makes Cirrus the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cirrus reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 51, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 51), opening up a space where Cirrus encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 51), opening up a space where Cirrus encloses it.
Cirrus reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 51), opening up a space where Cirrus encloses it.
Cirrus reflects far more light (LRV 51 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Cirrus reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 51 vs 31, Cirrus is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 7, Cirrus is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 51 vs 24, Cirrus is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (57 vs 51) makes Guilford Green the marginally brighter of the two.