Polar Pond vs RAL 820-4
Polar Pond (Cloverdale Paint) and RAL 820-4 (RAL Effect) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the blue-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 3-point LRV gap — 23 for RAL 820-4 vs 20 for Polar Pond — means RAL 820-4 will open up a space more effectively. ΔE 4.8 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Polar Pond vs RAL 820-4 in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Polar Pond and RAL 820-4 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.
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
Polar Pond vs RAL 820-4 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Polar Pond on one side and RAL 820-4 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 Polar Pond comparisons
See how Polar Pond stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 20), opening up a space where Polar Pond encloses it.
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At LRV 52 vs 20, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (30 vs 20) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 20), opening up a space where Polar Pond encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 20, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 20), opening up a space where Polar Pond encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 20), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 20, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 20 vs 4, Polar Pond is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 20), opening up a space where Polar Pond encloses it.
Polar Pond reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 20), opening up a space where Polar Pond encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 20, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 21 vs 20), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 20), opening up a space where Polar Pond encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 20), opening up a space where Polar Pond encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 20), opening up a space where Polar Pond encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 20, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Polar Pond reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Polar Pond reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 20), opening up a space where Polar Pond encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 20, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Polar Pond reads slightly lighter (LRV 20 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 20), opening up a space where Polar Pond encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (31 vs 20) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.