Forever Grey vs RAL 840-2
Forever Grey is a Cloverdale Paint color while RAL 840-2 comes from RAL Effect. Both sit in the greige-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 66 vs 61, RAL 840-2 will read as the brighter of the two — a 5-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. With a ΔE of 2.7, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Forever Grey vs RAL 840-2 in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Forever Grey and RAL 840-2 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. RAL 840-2 has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The brightness difference is modest but present — RAL 840-2 gives the walls a little more lift.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The brightness difference is modest but present — RAL 840-2 gives the walls a little more lift.
Color Details
Forever Grey vs RAL 840-2 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Forever Grey on one side and RAL 840-2 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 Forever Grey comparisons
See how Forever Grey stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 83 vs 61, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 6, Forever Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
Forever Grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Forever Grey reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (61 vs 52) makes Forever Grey the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 61 and 60, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 4-point LRV gap (61 vs 58) makes Forever Grey the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 27, Forever Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
Forever Grey reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Forever Grey reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (61 vs 55) makes Forever Grey the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 13, Forever Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 44, Forever Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 61), opening up a space where Forever Grey encloses it.
Forever Grey reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (66 vs 61) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 61, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 61, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Forever Grey reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 51), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 61 vs 12, Forever Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 8, Forever Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (68 vs 61) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Forever Grey reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 12, Forever Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 45, Forever Grey is decisively the brighter choice.
Forever Grey reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.