Mac N Cheese vs RAL 260-6
Where Mac N Cheese belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, RAL 260-6 is a RAL Effect color. These are both beiges, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within beige to land. Mac N Cheese (LRV 61) reflects noticeably more light than RAL 260-6 (LRV 45), a difference of 16 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 9.5 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Mac N Cheese vs RAL 260-6 in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Mac N Cheese and RAL 260-6 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 LRV gap is large enough that Mac N Cheese will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than RAL 260-6 would.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Mac N Cheese reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than RAL 260-6.
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. Mac N Cheese reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than RAL 260-6.
Color Details
Mac N Cheese vs RAL 260-6 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Mac N Cheese on one side and RAL 260-6 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 Mac N Cheese comparisons
See how Mac N Cheese stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 61), opening up a space where Mac N Cheese encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (69 vs 61) makes Ammonite the marginally brighter of the two.
Mac N Cheese reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (61 vs 52) makes Mac N Cheese the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 30, Mac N Cheese is decisively the brighter choice.
Mac N Cheese reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 61 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Mac N Cheese reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Mac N Cheese reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 43, Mac N Cheese is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 4, Mac N Cheese is decisively the brighter choice.
Mac N Cheese reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Mac N Cheese reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Mac N Cheese reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 61, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 21, Mac N Cheese is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 61), opening up a space where Mac N Cheese encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 61), opening up a space where Mac N Cheese encloses it.
Mac N Cheese reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 61), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 61 vs 41, Mac N Cheese is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (68 vs 61) makes Calamine the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 25, Mac N Cheese is decisively the brighter choice.
Mac N Cheese reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Mac N Cheese reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 61 vs 31, Mac N Cheese is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 7, Mac N Cheese is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 24, Mac N Cheese is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (61 vs 57) makes Mac N Cheese the marginally brighter of the two.