Harrow Gate vs RAL 840-2
Where Harrow Gate belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, RAL 840-2 is a RAL Effect color. Harrow Gate reads as beige-greige, while RAL 840-2 reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (67 vs 66), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. At ΔE 2.9, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Harrow Gate vs RAL 840-2 in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Harrow Gate 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
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.
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
Harrow Gate vs RAL 840-2 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Harrow Gate 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 Harrow Gate comparisons
See how Harrow Gate stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
With LRVs of 69 and 67, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 83 vs 67, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 6, Harrow Gate is decisively the brighter choice.
Harrow Gate reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Harrow Gate reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 52, Harrow Gate is decisively the brighter choice.
Harrow Gate reads slightly lighter (LRV 67 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (67 vs 58) makes Harrow Gate the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 67 vs 27, Harrow Gate is decisively the brighter choice.
Harrow Gate reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Harrow Gate reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 55, Harrow Gate is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 13, Harrow Gate is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 44, Harrow Gate is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 67), opening up a space where Harrow Gate encloses it.
Harrow Gate reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 67 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (74 vs 67) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 67, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Harrow Gate reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 12, Harrow Gate is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 8, Harrow Gate is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 67), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Harrow Gate reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 67 vs 12, Harrow Gate is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 67 vs 45, Harrow Gate is decisively the brighter choice.
Harrow Gate reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.