Picture Perfect vs RAL 130-4
Picture Perfect (Cloverdale Paint) and RAL 130-4 (RAL Effect) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the beige-yellow family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 87 vs 86 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. ΔE 3.3 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.
Picture Perfect vs RAL 130-4 in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Picture Perfect and RAL 130-4 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.
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
Picture Perfect vs RAL 130-4 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Picture Perfect on one side and RAL 130-4 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 Picture Perfect comparisons
See how Picture Perfect stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 87 vs 69, Picture Perfect is decisively the brighter choice.
Picture Perfect reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Picture Perfect reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 52, Picture Perfect is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 30, Picture Perfect is decisively the brighter choice.
Picture Perfect reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 52), opening up a space where Mizzle encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 60, Picture Perfect is decisively the brighter choice.
Picture Perfect reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 58), opening up a space where Accessible Beige encloses it.
Picture Perfect reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 43, Picture Perfect is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 4, Picture Perfect is decisively the brighter choice.
Picture Perfect reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 55), opening up a space where Tranquil Dawn encloses it.
Picture Perfect reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Picture Perfect reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (87 vs 84) makes Picture Perfect the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 87 vs 21, Picture Perfect is decisively the brighter choice.
Picture Perfect reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 66), opening up a space where Balboa Mist encloses it.
Picture Perfect reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 74), opening up a space where Shoji White encloses it.
Picture Perfect reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 83), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 87 vs 51, Picture Perfect is decisively the brighter choice.
Picture Perfect reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Picture Perfect reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Picture Perfect reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 68), opening up a space where Skimming Stone encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 41, Picture Perfect is decisively the brighter choice.
Picture Perfect reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Picture Perfect reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 31, Picture Perfect is decisively the brighter choice.