Sea Foam Mist vs RAL 180-5
Where Sea Foam Mist belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, RAL 180-5 is a RAL Effect color. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (70 vs 68), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. At ΔE 1.6, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Sea Foam Mist vs RAL 180-5 in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Sea Foam Mist and RAL 180-5 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
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
Sea Foam Mist vs RAL 180-5 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sea Foam Mist on one side and RAL 180-5 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 Sea Foam Mist comparisons
See how Sea Foam Mist stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 70 vs 6, Sea Foam Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
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Sea Foam Mist reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 52, Sea Foam Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 70 vs 58, Sea Foam Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 27, Sea Foam Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
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Sea Foam Mist reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 55, Sea Foam Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 13, Sea Foam Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 44, Sea Foam Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 4-point LRV gap (70 vs 66) makes Sea Foam Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (74 vs 70) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 83 vs 70, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 12, Sea Foam Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Sea Foam Mist reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
With LRVs of 70 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Sea Foam Mist reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 12, Sea Foam Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 45, Sea Foam Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
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Sea Foam Mist reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
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