Whispering Red vs Cement grey
Where Whispering Red belongs to Jotun's range, Cement grey is a RAL Classic color. Hue-wise, Whispering Red belongs to the pink-red family and Cement grey to the grey family. Cement grey (LRV 24) reflects noticeably more light than Whispering Red (LRV 16), a difference of 8 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 28.1, 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.
Whispering Red vs Cement grey in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Seeing Whispering 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
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 LRV gap is large enough that Cement grey will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Whispering Red would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Cement grey reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than Whispering Red.
Color Details
Whispering Red vs Cement grey Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Whispering 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 Whispering Red comparisons
See how Whispering Red stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 16, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 16), opening up a space where Whispering Red encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (16 vs 6) makes Whispering Red the marginally brighter of the two.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 16), opening up a space where Whispering Red encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 16), opening up a space where Whispering Red encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 16, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 16), opening up a space where Whispering Red encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 16, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (27 vs 16) makes Denim Drift the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 16), opening up a space where Whispering Red encloses it.
Whispering Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 4), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 55 vs 16, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 16 vs 13), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 44 vs 16, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 16), opening up a space where Whispering Red encloses it.
Artichoke reads slightly lighter (LRV 21 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 66 vs 16, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 16, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 16, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (16 vs 12) makes Whispering Red the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 16, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 16), opening up a space where Whispering Red encloses it.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 16), opening up a space where Whispering Red encloses it.
Treron reads slightly lighter (LRV 25 vs 16), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 4-point LRV gap (16 vs 12) makes Whispering Red the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 16, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 16), opening up a space where Whispering Red encloses it.
Whispering Red reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 16), opening up a space where Whispering Red encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 16), opening up a space where Whispering Red encloses it.