Quartz Flint 1 vs Silver grey
Quartz Flint 1 (Dulux) and Silver grey (RAL Classic) come from different manufacturers. Hue-wise, Quartz Flint 1 belongs to the grey family and Silver grey to the blue-grey family. Their light reflectance values are nearly the same — 31 vs 32 — so neither will read significantly brighter or darker than the other. A ΔE of 2.9 puts them in subtle territory — distinguishable in direct comparison, less so from across a room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Quartz Flint 1 vs Silver grey in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Quartz Flint 1 and Silver grey 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.
Color Details
Quartz Flint 1 vs Silver grey Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Quartz Flint 1 on one side and Silver 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 Quartz Flint 1 comparisons
See how Quartz Flint 1 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 69 vs 31, Ammonite is decisively the brighter choice.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 31), opening up a space where Quartz Flint 1 encloses it.
Quartz Flint 1 reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 6), opening up a space where Iron Ore encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 31, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 31), opening up a space where Quartz Flint 1 encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 31, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 31), opening up a space where Quartz Flint 1 encloses it.
Quartz Flint 1 reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 31, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 31 vs 4, Quartz Flint 1 is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 31), opening up a space where Quartz Flint 1 encloses it.
Quartz Flint 1 reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 13), opening up a space where Bancha encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 31), opening up a space where Quartz Flint 1 encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 31, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (31 vs 21) makes Quartz Flint 1 the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 31), opening up a space where Quartz Flint 1 encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 31), opening up a space where Quartz Flint 1 encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 31), opening up a space where Quartz Flint 1 encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 31, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Quartz Flint 1 reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Quartz Flint 1 reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 31), opening up a space where Quartz Flint 1 encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (41 vs 31) makes Dix Blue the marginally brighter of the two.
Quartz Flint 1 reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 31), opening up a space where Quartz Flint 1 encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 31 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room.