Ochre vs RAL 310-3
Ochre (Cloverdale Paint) and RAL 310-3 (RAL Effect) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the beige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 48 vs 46 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. ΔE 4.5 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Ochre vs RAL 310-3 in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Ochre and RAL 310-3 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. At this scale, the choice between them becomes clear in a way that a swatch alone can't communicate.
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.
Color Details
Ochre vs RAL 310-3 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Ochre on one side and RAL 310-3 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 Ochre comparisons
See how Ochre stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 48, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
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Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 48), opening up a space where Ochre encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (58 vs 48) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 48 vs 27, Ochre is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 7-point LRV gap (55 vs 48) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (48 vs 44) makes Ochre the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 48), opening up a space where Ochre encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 48, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 48, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 48 vs 12, Ochre is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 48, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 48 vs 12, Ochre is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 48 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
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