Lockhart vs RAL 340-1
Lockhart is a Cloverdale Paint color while RAL 340-1 comes from RAL Effect. Both sit in the pink family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 42 vs 38, RAL 340-1 will read as the brighter of the two — a 4-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. With a ΔE of 2.9, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Lockhart vs RAL 340-1 in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Lockhart and RAL 340-1 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. RAL 340-1 has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The brightness difference is modest but present — RAL 340-1 gives the walls a little more lift.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The brightness difference is modest but present — RAL 340-1 gives the walls a little more lift.
Color Details
Lockhart vs RAL 340-1 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Lockhart on one side and RAL 340-1 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 Lockhart comparisons
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At LRV 60 vs 38, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 38), opening up a space where Lockhart encloses it.
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Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 38), opening up a space where Lockhart encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 38, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 38), opening up a space where Lockhart encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 38), opening up a space where Lockhart encloses it.
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Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 38), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 7-point LRV gap (38 vs 31) makes Lockhart the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 38 vs 7, Lockhart is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 38 vs 24, Lockhart is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 38, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.