Tropical Tale vs RAL 220-5
Where Tropical Tale belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, RAL 220-5 is a RAL Effect color. Both sit in the green family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Tropical Tale (LRV 29) reflects noticeably more light than RAL 220-5 (LRV 12), a difference of 17 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 13.3, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Tropical Tale vs RAL 220-5 in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Tropical Tale and RAL 220-5 in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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 Tropical Tale will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than RAL 220-5 would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Tropical Tale reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than RAL 220-5.
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. Tropical Tale reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than RAL 220-5.
Color Details
Tropical Tale vs RAL 220-5 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Tropical Tale on one side and RAL 220-5 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.
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