Nursery Pink vs RAL 520-1
Nursery Pink (Cloverdale Paint) and RAL 520-1 (RAL Effect) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the pink family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 74 vs 72 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. ΔE 3.6 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Nursery Pink vs RAL 520-1 in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Nursery Pink and RAL 520-1 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
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
Color Details
Nursery Pink vs RAL 520-1 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Nursery Pink on one side and RAL 520-1 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 Nursery Pink comparisons
See how Nursery Pink stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
A 9-point LRV gap (83 vs 74) makes White Dove the marginally brighter of the two.
Nursery Pink reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 69), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 74 vs 6, Nursery Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
Nursery Pink reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Nursery Pink reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 52, Nursery Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
Nursery Pink reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 58, Nursery Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 27, Nursery Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
Nursery Pink reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Nursery Pink reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 55, Nursery Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 13, Nursery Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 44, Nursery Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reads slightly lighter (LRV 84 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Nursery Pink reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (74 vs 66) makes Nursery Pink the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 74 vs 74), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (83 vs 74) makes Snowbound the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 12, Nursery Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (74 vs 68) makes Nursery Pink the marginally brighter of the two.
Nursery Pink reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Nursery Pink reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 68), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Nursery Pink reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 74 vs 12, Nursery Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 45, Nursery Pink is decisively the brighter choice.
Nursery Pink reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Nursery Pink reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Nursery Pink reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Nursery Pink reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.