Frosted Lake vs RAL 180-2
Where Frosted Lake belongs to Dulux's range, RAL 180-2 is a RAL Effect color. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. RAL 180-2 (LRV 58) reflects noticeably more light than Frosted Lake (LRV 55), a difference of 3 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. At ΔE 2.7, 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 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Frosted Lake vs RAL 180-2 in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Frosted Lake and RAL 180-2 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 brightness difference is modest but present — RAL 180-2 gives the walls a little more lift.
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 180-2 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Frosted Lake vs RAL 180-2 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Frosted Lake on one side and RAL 180-2 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 Frosted Lake comparisons
See how Frosted Lake stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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At LRV 55 vs 30, Frosted Lake is decisively the brighter choice.
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A 6-point LRV gap (60 vs 55) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 58 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
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A 12-point LRV gap (55 vs 43) makes Frosted Lake the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 55 vs 4, Frosted Lake is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 55 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
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At LRV 84 vs 55, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 55 vs 21, Frosted Lake is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 55), opening up a space where Frosted Lake encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 55), opening up a space where Frosted Lake encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (55 vs 51) makes Frosted Lake the marginally brighter of the two.
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At LRV 55 vs 41, Frosted Lake is decisively the brighter choice.
Frosted Lake reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Frosted Lake reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 31, Frosted Lake is decisively the brighter choice.