Stillwater vs RAL 730-4
Where Stillwater belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, RAL 730-4 is a RAL Effect color. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Stillwater (LRV 49) reflects noticeably more light than RAL 730-4 (LRV 38), a difference of 11 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 6.8 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Stillwater vs RAL 730-4 in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Stillwater and RAL 730-4 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
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 LRV gap is large enough that Stillwater will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than RAL 730-4 would.
Color Details
Stillwater vs RAL 730-4 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Stillwater on one side and RAL 730-4 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 Stillwater comparisons
See how Stillwater stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 49), opening up a space where Stillwater encloses it.
At LRV 83 vs 49, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 6, Stillwater is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 52 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Stillwater reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 49), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (58 vs 49) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 49 vs 27, Stillwater is decisively the brighter choice.
Stillwater reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Stillwater reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (55 vs 49) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 49 vs 13, Stillwater is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (49 vs 44) makes Stillwater the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 49), opening up a space where Stillwater encloses it.
Stillwater reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 49, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 49, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 49, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 51 and 49, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 49 vs 12, Stillwater is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 8, Stillwater is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 49, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Stillwater reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 41), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 49 vs 12, Stillwater is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (49 vs 45) makes Stillwater the marginally brighter of the two.
Stillwater reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.