Coastal Grey vs RAL 110-2
Where Coastal Grey belongs to Dulux's range, RAL 110-2 is a RAL Effect color. Hue-wise, Coastal Grey belongs to the blue-grey family and RAL 110-2 to the greige-grey family. RAL 110-2 (LRV 72) reflects noticeably more light than Coastal Grey (LRV 56), a difference of 16 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 12.4, 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.
Coastal Grey vs RAL 110-2 in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Coastal Grey and RAL 110-2 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 RAL 110-2 will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Coastal Grey would.
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 110-2 reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Coastal Grey.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. RAL 110-2 reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Coastal Grey.
Color Details
Coastal Grey vs RAL 110-2 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Coastal Grey on one side and RAL 110-2 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.
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