Refresh vs Cement grey
Refresh is a Jotun color while Cement grey comes from RAL Classic. Hue-wise, Refresh belongs to the green-grey family and Cement grey to the grey family. At LRV 60 vs 24, Refresh will read as the brighter of the two — a 36-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 28.8, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Refresh vs Cement grey in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing Refresh 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. Refresh returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Color Details
Refresh vs Cement grey Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Refresh 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 Refresh comparisons
See how Refresh stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 60), opening up a space where Refresh encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (60 vs 52) makes Refresh the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 30, Refresh is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 60), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 60 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Refresh reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 43, Refresh is decisively the brighter choice.
Refresh reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Refresh reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 60, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 60), opening up a space where Refresh encloses it.
Refresh reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Refresh reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Refresh reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 31, Refresh is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 7, Refresh is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (60 vs 57) makes Refresh the marginally brighter of the two.
A 12-point LRV gap (72 vs 60) makes Just Walnut the marginally brighter of the two.