Noteworthy vs RAL 550-2
Where Noteworthy belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, RAL 550-2 is a RAL Effect color. Both sit in the pink family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (55 vs 54), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. At ΔE 2.2, 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.
Noteworthy vs RAL 550-2 in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Noteworthy and RAL 550-2 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.
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
Noteworthy vs RAL 550-2 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Noteworthy on one side and RAL 550-2 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.
More Noteworthy comparisons
See how Noteworthy stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 55, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 55), opening up a space where Noteworthy encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 6, Noteworthy is decisively the brighter choice.
Noteworthy reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Noteworthy reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (55 vs 52) makes Noteworthy the marginally brighter of the two.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 55 vs 27, Noteworthy is decisively the brighter choice.
Noteworthy reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Noteworthy reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 55 vs 55), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 55 vs 13, Noteworthy is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (55 vs 44) makes Noteworthy the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 55), opening up a space where Noteworthy encloses it.
Noteworthy reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (66 vs 55) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 55, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 55, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 12, Noteworthy is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 55, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Noteworthy reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 55), opening up a space where Noteworthy encloses it.
Noteworthy reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 12, Noteworthy is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (55 vs 45) makes Noteworthy the marginally brighter of the two.
Noteworthy reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Noteworthy reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Noteworthy reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
With LRVs of 57 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.