Torn Parchment vs RAL 770-5
Where Torn Parchment belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, RAL 770-5 is a RAL Effect color. Both sit in the greige-grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. RAL 770-5 (LRV 43) reflects noticeably more light than Torn Parchment (LRV 39), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. The ΔE 3.5 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Torn Parchment vs RAL 770-5 in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Torn Parchment and RAL 770-5 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.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. RAL 770-5 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. RAL 770-5 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Torn Parchment vs RAL 770-5 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Torn Parchment on one side and RAL 770-5 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 Torn Parchment comparisons
See how Torn Parchment stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 39, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 39), opening up a space where Torn Parchment encloses it.
Torn Parchment reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 39, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (39 vs 30) makes Torn Parchment the marginally brighter of the two.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 39), opening up a space where Torn Parchment encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 39, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 39), opening up a space where Torn Parchment encloses it.
Torn Parchment reads slightly lighter (LRV 39 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (43 vs 39) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 39 vs 4, Torn Parchment is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 39), opening up a space where Torn Parchment encloses it.
Torn Parchment reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 39, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 39 vs 21, Torn Parchment is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 39), opening up a space where Torn Parchment encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 39), opening up a space where Torn Parchment encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 39), opening up a space where Torn Parchment encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (51 vs 39) makes Pigeon the marginally brighter of the two.
Torn Parchment reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Torn Parchment reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 39), opening up a space where Torn Parchment encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 41 vs 39), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Torn Parchment reflects far more light (LRV 39 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 39), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (39 vs 31) makes Torn Parchment the marginally brighter of the two.