White Shoulders vs RAL 120-2
Where White Shoulders belongs to Cloverdale Paint's range, RAL 120-2 is a RAL Effect color. White Shoulders reads as greige-white, while RAL 120-2 reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (87 vs 88), so they'll read as similarly Light in most lighting conditions. At ΔE 0.9, 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.
White Shoulders vs RAL 120-2 in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. White Shoulders and RAL 120-2 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 two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
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. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Color Details
White Shoulders vs RAL 120-2 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see White Shoulders on one side and RAL 120-2 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 White Shoulders comparisons
See how White Shoulders stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Shoulders reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 69), opening up a space where Ammonite encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (87 vs 83) makes White Shoulders the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 87 vs 6, White Shoulders is decisively the brighter choice.
White Shoulders reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
White Shoulders reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 52, White Shoulders is decisively the brighter choice.
White Shoulders reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 60), opening up a space where Agreeable Gray encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 58, White Shoulders is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 27, White Shoulders is decisively the brighter choice.
White Shoulders reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
White Shoulders reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 55, White Shoulders is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 13, White Shoulders is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 44, White Shoulders is decisively the brighter choice.
White Shoulders reads slightly lighter (LRV 87 vs 84), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
White Shoulders reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 21), opening up a space where Artichoke encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 66, White Shoulders is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 74, White Shoulders is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (87 vs 83) makes White Shoulders the marginally brighter of the two.
White Shoulders reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 51), opening up a space where Pigeon encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 12, White Shoulders is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 8, White Shoulders is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 68, White Shoulders is decisively the brighter choice.
White Shoulders reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 41), opening up a space where Dix Blue encloses it.
At LRV 87 vs 12, White Shoulders is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 87 vs 45, White Shoulders is decisively the brighter choice.
White Shoulders reflects far more light (LRV 87 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.