Snow Drift vs RAL 210-5
Where Snow Drift belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, RAL 210-5 is a RAL Effect color. These are both greens, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within green to land. Snow Drift (LRV 83) reflects noticeably more light than RAL 210-5 (LRV 76), a difference of 7 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. At ΔE 2.9, 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.
Snow Drift vs RAL 210-5 in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Snow Drift and RAL 210-5 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 brightness difference is modest but present — Snow Drift gives the walls a little more lift.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Snow Drift reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Snow Drift reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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. Snow Drift reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Snow Drift vs RAL 210-5 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Snow Drift on one side and RAL 210-5 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 Snow Drift comparisons
See how Snow Drift stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Snow Drift reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 6, Snow Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
Snow Drift reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
Snow Drift reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 52, Snow Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
Snow Drift reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 58, Snow Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 27, Snow Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
Snow Drift reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
Snow Drift reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 55, Snow Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 13, Snow Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 44, Snow Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 84 and 83, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Snow Drift reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 66, Snow Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
A 9-point LRV gap (83 vs 74) makes Snow Drift the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 83 vs 83), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 83 vs 12, Snow Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 68, Snow Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
Snow Drift reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
Snow Drift reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 68), opening up a space where Calamine encloses it.
Snow Drift reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 25), opening up a space where Treron encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 12, Snow Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 45, Snow Drift is decisively the brighter choice.
Snow Drift reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
Snow Drift reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Snow Drift reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Snow Drift reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.