Heather Hill vs RAL 560-1
Heather Hill (Cloverdale Paint) and RAL 560-1 (RAL Effect) come from different manufacturers. These are both greys, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within grey to land. The 8-point LRV gap — 54 for RAL 560-1 vs 46 for Heather Hill — means RAL 560-1 will open up a space more effectively. ΔE 5.0 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Heather Hill vs RAL 560-1 in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Heather Hill and RAL 560-1 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. RAL 560-1 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. RAL 560-1 has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. RAL 560-1 has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Color Details
Heather Hill vs RAL 560-1 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Heather Hill on one side and RAL 560-1 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 Heather Hill comparisons
See how Heather Hill stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 46), opening up a space where Heather Hill encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 46, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 46 vs 6, Heather Hill is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Heather Hill reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (52 vs 46) makes Mizzle the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 46), opening up a space where Heather Hill encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (58 vs 46) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 46 vs 27, Heather Hill is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 46 and 43, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Heather Hill reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (55 vs 46) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 46 vs 13, Heather Hill is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 44), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 46), opening up a space where Heather Hill encloses it.
Heather Hill reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 46, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 46, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 46, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Pigeon reads slightly lighter (LRV 51 vs 46), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 46 vs 12, Heather Hill is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 46 vs 8, Heather Hill is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 46, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Heather Hill reads slightly lighter (LRV 46 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 46 vs 12, Heather Hill is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 46 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Heather Hill reflects far more light (LRV 46 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.