Golden Lake vs RAL 780-3
Where Golden Lake belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, RAL 780-3 is a RAL Effect color. These are both beiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige to land. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (58 vs 57), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. The ΔE 5.0 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.
Golden Lake vs RAL 780-3 in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Golden Lake and RAL 780-3 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.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Golden Lake vs RAL 780-3 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Golden Lake on one side and RAL 780-3 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 Golden Lake comparisons
See how Golden Lake stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 58 vs 6, Golden Lake is decisively the brighter choice.
Golden Lake reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Golden Lake reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (58 vs 52) makes Golden Lake the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 60 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 58 vs 27, Golden Lake is decisively the brighter choice.
Golden Lake reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Golden Lake reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (58 vs 55) makes Golden Lake the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 58 vs 13, Golden Lake is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 44, Golden Lake is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 58), opening up a space where Golden Lake encloses it.
Golden Lake reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (66 vs 58) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 58, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 58, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 12, Golden Lake is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (68 vs 58) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
Golden Lake reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Calamine reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Golden Lake reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 12, Golden Lake is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 45, Golden Lake is decisively the brighter choice.
Golden Lake reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Golden Lake reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Golden Lake reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
With LRVs of 58 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.