Kathleen's Garden vs RAL 830-2
Kathleen's Garden (Cloverdale Paint) and RAL 830-2 (RAL Effect) come from different manufacturers. Kathleen's Garden reads as green-grey, while RAL 830-2 reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 36 vs 38 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. ΔE 5.6 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Kathleen's Garden vs RAL 830-2 in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Kathleen's Garden and RAL 830-2 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
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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Kathleen's Garden vs RAL 830-2 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Kathleen's Garden on one side and RAL 830-2 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.
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At LRV 36 vs 6, Kathleen's Garden is decisively the brighter choice.
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Kathleen's Garden reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 30), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 36, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 36), opening up a space where Kathleen's Garden encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 36, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (36 vs 27) makes Kathleen's Garden the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 43 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Kathleen's Garden reflects far more light (LRV 36 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 36, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 36 vs 13, Kathleen's Garden is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (44 vs 36) makes Hardwick White the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 36), opening up a space where Kathleen's Garden encloses it.
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At LRV 66 vs 36, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 36, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 36, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 36 vs 12, Kathleen's Garden is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 36, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reads slightly lighter (LRV 41 vs 36), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 36), opening up a space where Kathleen's Garden encloses it.
Kathleen's Garden reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 25), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 36 vs 12, Kathleen's Garden is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (45 vs 36) makes Saybrook Sage the marginally brighter of the two.
Kathleen's Garden reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 31), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Kathleen's Garden reflects far more light (LRV 36 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Kathleen's Garden reads slightly lighter (LRV 36 vs 24), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 36), opening up a space where Kathleen's Garden encloses it.