Grounded Red vs Cement grey
Grounded Red is a Jotun color while Cement grey comes from RAL Classic. Hue-wise, Grounded Red belongs to the beige-pink family and Cement grey to the grey family. At LRV 24 vs 17, Cement grey will read as the brighter of the two — a 7-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 20.5, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Grounded Red vs Cement grey in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Grounded Red 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Cement grey has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The brightness difference is modest but present — Cement grey gives the walls a little more lift.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The brightness difference is modest but present — Cement grey gives the walls a little more lift.
Color Details
Grounded Red vs Cement grey Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Grounded Red 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 Grounded Red comparisons
See how Grounded Red stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 17, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 17), opening up a space where Grounded Red encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (17 vs 6) makes Grounded Red the marginally brighter of the two.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 17), opening up a space where Grounded Red encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 17), opening up a space where Grounded Red encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 17, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 17), opening up a space where Grounded Red encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 17, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (27 vs 17) makes Denim Drift the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 17), opening up a space where Grounded Red encloses it.
Grounded Red reflects far more light (LRV 17 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 17, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (17 vs 13) makes Grounded Red the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 17, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 17), opening up a space where Grounded Red encloses it.
Artichoke reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 17, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 17, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 17, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
A 6-point LRV gap (17 vs 12) makes Grounded Red the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 17, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 17), opening up a space where Grounded Red encloses it.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 17), opening up a space where Grounded Red encloses it.
Treron reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (17 vs 12) makes Grounded Red the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 17, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 17), opening up a space where Grounded Red encloses it.
Grounded Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 17), opening up a space where Grounded Red encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 17), opening up a space where Grounded Red encloses it.