Weaver's Tool vs RAL 140-M
Where Weaver's Tool belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, RAL 140-M is a RAL Effect color. Both sit in the beige-greige family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. RAL 140-M (LRV 35) reflects noticeably more light than Weaver's Tool (LRV 25), a difference of 10 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 11.5, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Weaver's Tool vs RAL 140-M in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Weaver's Tool and RAL 140-M in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. RAL 140-M reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Weaver's Tool.
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 140-M reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Weaver's Tool.
Color Details
Weaver's Tool vs RAL 140-M Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Weaver's Tool on one side and RAL 140-M 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 Weaver's Tool comparisons
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At LRV 60 vs 25, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
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With LRVs of 27 and 25, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 43 vs 25, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 25 vs 4, Weaver's Tool is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 84 vs 25, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (25 vs 21) makes Weaver's Tool the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 25), opening up a space where Weaver's Tool encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 25), opening up a space where Weaver's Tool encloses it.
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At LRV 51 vs 25, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
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At LRV 41 vs 25, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 6-point LRV gap (31 vs 25) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.