French Lavender vs RAL 550-1
Where French Lavender belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, RAL 550-1 is a RAL Effect color. Both sit in the pink family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. RAL 550-1 (LRV 67) reflects noticeably more light than French Lavender (LRV 62), a difference of 5 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 3.0 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
French Lavender vs RAL 550-1 in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. French Lavender and RAL 550-1 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.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. RAL 550-1 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. RAL 550-1 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
French Lavender vs RAL 550-1 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see French Lavender on one side and RAL 550-1 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 French Lavender comparisons
See how French Lavender stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 7-point LRV gap (69 vs 62) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 62), opening up a space where French Lavender encloses it.
French Lavender reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (62 vs 52) makes French Lavender the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 62 vs 30, French Lavender is decisively the brighter choice.
French Lavender reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 62 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
French Lavender reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
French Lavender reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 43, French Lavender is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 4, French Lavender is decisively the brighter choice.
French Lavender reads slightly lighter (LRV 62 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
French Lavender reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
French Lavender reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 62, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 62 vs 21, French Lavender is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 62), opening up a space where French Lavender encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 62), opening up a space where French Lavender encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (62 vs 51) makes French Lavender the marginally brighter of the two.
French Lavender reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
French Lavender reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 62), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 62 vs 41, French Lavender is decisively the brighter choice.
French Lavender reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
French Lavender reflects far more light (LRV 62 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 62 vs 31, French Lavender is decisively the brighter choice.