Wine Dark vs RAL 570-6
Where Wine Dark belongs to Farrow & Ball's range, RAL 570-6 is a RAL Effect color. Wine Dark reads as blue-grey, while RAL 570-6 reads as blue-purple — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. RAL 570-6 (LRV 17) reflects noticeably more light than Wine Dark (LRV 13), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 23.0, 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.
Wine Dark vs RAL 570-6 in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Wine Dark and RAL 570-6 in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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 570-6 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
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 570-6 reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Wine Dark vs RAL 570-6 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Wine Dark on one side and RAL 570-6 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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