Morning Fog vs RAL 860-1
Where Morning Fog belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, RAL 860-1 is a RAL Effect color. These are both greys, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within grey to land. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (70 vs 70), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. At ΔE 2.1, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Morning Fog vs RAL 860-1 in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Morning Fog and RAL 860-1 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.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
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. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Color Details
Morning Fog vs RAL 860-1 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Morning Fog on one side and RAL 860-1 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 Morning Fog comparisons
See how Morning Fog stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
With LRVs of 70 and 69, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 83 vs 70, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 6, Morning Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
Morning Fog reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Morning Fog reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 52, Morning Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
Morning Fog reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 70 vs 58, Morning Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 27, Morning Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
Morning Fog reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Morning Fog reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 55, Morning Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 13, Morning Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 44, Morning Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 70), opening up a space where Morning Fog encloses it.
Morning Fog reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (70 vs 66) makes Morning Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (74 vs 70) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 70, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
Morning Fog reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 12, Morning Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 8, Morning Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Morning Fog reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 12, Morning Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 45, Morning Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
Morning Fog reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.