Dublin Bay 3 vs Cement grey
Where Dublin Bay 3 belongs to Dulux's range, Cement grey is a RAL Classic color. Dublin Bay 3 reads as green, while Cement grey reads as grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (22 vs 24), so they'll read as similarly Dark in most lighting conditions. With a ΔE of 50.4, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Dublin Bay 3 vs Cement grey in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Dublin Bay 3 and Cement grey 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. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
Dublin Bay 3 vs Cement grey Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Dublin Bay 3 on one side and Cement grey 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 Dublin Bay 3 comparisons
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