Reindeer vs RAL 490-1
Reindeer is a PPG color while RAL 490-1 comes from RAL Effect. Both sit in the pink-red family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 70 vs 56, RAL 490-1 will read as the brighter of the two — a 14-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 8.2, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Reindeer vs RAL 490-1 in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Reindeer and RAL 490-1 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
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. RAL 490-1 returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that RAL 490-1 will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Reindeer would.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The LRV gap is large enough that RAL 490-1 will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Reindeer would.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that RAL 490-1 will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Reindeer would.
Color Details
Reindeer vs RAL 490-1 Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Reindeer on one side and RAL 490-1 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 Reindeer comparisons
See how Reindeer stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 56), opening up a space where Reindeer encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (56 vs 52) makes Reindeer the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 56 vs 30, Reindeer is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (60 vs 56) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 58 and 56, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Reindeer reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 56 vs 43, Reindeer is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 56 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Reindeer reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 56, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 56), opening up a space where Reindeer encloses it.
Reindeer reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Reindeer reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 56), opening up a space where Reindeer encloses it.
Reindeer reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Reindeer reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 56 vs 31, Reindeer is decisively the brighter choice.