Denim Drift vs RAL 630-M

Dulux
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RAL Effect

Where Denim Drift belongs to Dulux's range, RAL 630-M is a RAL Effect color. Denim Drift (LRV 27) reflects noticeably more light than RAL 630-M (LRV 4), a difference of 23 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 41.0, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question.

Denim Drift vs RAL 630-M Color Comparison

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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.

ΔE 41.0Very different colors

Color Details

Denim Drift
Dulux · 87BG 27/077
Hex#7c8d95
LRV27.0
BrandDulux
Number87BG 27/077
Undertone
Temperaturecool
Brightnessmedium
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RAL 630-M
RAL Effect · RAL 630-M
Hex#16304C
LRV4.0
BrandRAL Effect
NumberRAL 630-M
Undertone
Temperature
Brightnessdark
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Denim Drift vs RAL 630-M in Real Spaces

Seeing Denim Drift and RAL 630-M in actual rooms makes the difference concrete. Browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall. Showing 3 room types where both colors have photos.

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 Denim Drift will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than RAL 630-M would.

Denim Drift
Dulux Denim Drift living room paint review

@melshousetohome

RAL 630-M
RAL Effect RAL 630-M living room interior

Plan Home visualization

Bedroom

The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Denim Drift reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than RAL 630-M.

Denim Drift
Dulux Denim Drift bedroom color review

@the_interior_lens

RAL 630-M
RAL Effect RAL 630-M bedroom

Plan Home visualization

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. Denim Drift reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than RAL 630-M.

Denim Drift
Dulux Denim Drift bathroom color review

@homefunkyhome

RAL 630-M
RAL Effect RAL 630-M bathroom

Plan Home visualization

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