Lavender Bikini vs RAL 160-4
Where Lavender Bikini belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, RAL 160-4 is a RAL Effect color. These are both pinks, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within pink to land. RAL 160-4 (LRV 78) reflects noticeably more light than Lavender Bikini (LRV 72), a difference of 6 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. 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.
Lavender Bikini vs RAL 160-4 in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Lavender Bikini and RAL 160-4 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 brightness difference is modest but present — RAL 160-4 gives the walls a little more lift.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. RAL 160-4 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 160-4 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Lavender Bikini vs RAL 160-4 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lavender Bikini on one side and RAL 160-4 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 Lavender Bikini comparisons
See how Lavender Bikini stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 3-point LRV gap (72 vs 69) makes Lavender Bikini the marginally brighter of the two.
White Dove reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Lavender Bikini reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 52, Lavender Bikini is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 30, Lavender Bikini is decisively the brighter choice.
Lavender Bikini reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (72 vs 60) makes Lavender Bikini the marginally brighter of the two.
Lavender Bikini reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Lavender Bikini reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 43, Lavender Bikini is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 4, Lavender Bikini is decisively the brighter choice.
Lavender Bikini reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Lavender Bikini reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Lavender Bikini reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (84 vs 72) makes Pure White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 21, Lavender Bikini is decisively the brighter choice.
Lavender Bikini reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 66), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 74 and 72, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Snowbound reads slightly lighter (LRV 83 vs 72), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 72 vs 51, Lavender Bikini is decisively the brighter choice.
Lavender Bikini reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Lavender Bikini reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Lavender Bikini reads slightly lighter (LRV 72 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 72 vs 41, Lavender Bikini is decisively the brighter choice.
Lavender Bikini reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Lavender Bikini reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 72 vs 31, Lavender Bikini is decisively the brighter choice.