Woodsmoke vs RAL 830-M
Woodsmoke (Cloverdale Paint) and RAL 830-M (RAL Effect) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 22 vs 22 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. A ΔE of 2.6 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Woodsmoke vs RAL 830-M in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Woodsmoke and RAL 830-M 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Bedroom
Bedrooms are typically lit with warmer, lower light than the rest of the house — a condition that flatters warm tones and deepens cool ones. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Kitchen
Kitchens often have the harshest, most revealing light in the house — under-cabinet LEDs and overhead fixtures that strip away subtlety. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Bathroom
Small bathrooms intensify color. A shade that seems quiet in a larger room can feel immersive when you're surrounded by it on four walls. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Color Details
Woodsmoke vs RAL 830-M Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Woodsmoke on one side and RAL 830-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 Woodsmoke comparisons
See how Woodsmoke stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 22), opening up a space where Woodsmoke encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 22, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (30 vs 22) makes Evergreen Fog the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 22, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 22), opening up a space where Woodsmoke encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 22), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 22, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 22), opening up a space where Woodsmoke encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 22), opening up a space where Woodsmoke encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 22, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 22), opening up a space where Woodsmoke encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 22), opening up a space where Woodsmoke encloses it.
Woodsmoke reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Woodsmoke reflects far more light (LRV 22 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 22), opening up a space where Woodsmoke encloses it.
Woodsmoke reads slightly lighter (LRV 22 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 22), opening up a space where Woodsmoke encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (31 vs 22) makes Pale Green the marginally brighter of the two.