Coconut vs RAL 120-3
Where Coconut belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, RAL 120-3 is a RAL Effect color. Coconut reads as yellow, while RAL 120-3 reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (83 vs 85), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. At ΔE 1.5, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Coconut vs RAL 120-3 in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Coconut and RAL 120-3 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. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
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
Coconut vs RAL 120-3 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Coconut on one side and RAL 120-3 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 Coconut comparisons
See how Coconut stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Coconut reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Coconut reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Coconut reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 58, Coconut is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 27, Coconut is decisively the brighter choice.
Coconut reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 55, Coconut is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 44, Coconut 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, Coconut is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (83 vs 74) makes Coconut the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 12, Coconut is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 8, Coconut is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 68, Coconut is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 12, Coconut is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 45, Coconut is decisively the brighter choice.
Coconut reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.