Elusive White vs RAL 840-1
Elusive White (Cloverdale Paint) and RAL 840-1 (RAL Effect) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 78 vs 77 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. A ΔE of 0.9 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Elusive White vs RAL 840-1 in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Elusive White and RAL 840-1 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.
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. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
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. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
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. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Color Details
Elusive White vs RAL 840-1 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Elusive White on one side and RAL 840-1 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 Elusive White comparisons
See how Elusive White stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Elusive White reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 5-point LRV gap (83 vs 78) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 78 vs 6, Elusive White is decisively the brighter choice.
Elusive White reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Elusive White reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 52, Elusive White is decisively the brighter choice.
Elusive White reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 58, Elusive White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 27, Elusive White is decisively the brighter choice.
Elusive White reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Elusive White reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 55, Elusive White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 13, Elusive White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 44, Elusive White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 78), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Elusive White reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 66, Elusive White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (78 vs 74) makes Elusive White the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (83 vs 78) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
Elusive White reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 12, Elusive White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 8, Elusive White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (78 vs 68) makes Elusive White the marginally brighter of the two.
Elusive White reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 78 vs 12, Elusive White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 78 vs 45, Elusive White is decisively the brighter choice.
Elusive White reflects far more light (LRV 78 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.