Cement grey vs RAL 750-M
Cement grey is a RAL Classic color while RAL 750-M comes from RAL Effect. Hue-wise, Cement grey belongs to the grey family and RAL 750-M to the blue-green family. At LRV 24 vs 4, Cement grey will read as the brighter of the two — a 20-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 35.3, 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.
Cement grey vs RAL 750-M in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing Cement grey and RAL 750-M 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 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 Cement grey will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than RAL 750-M would.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The LRV gap is large enough that Cement grey will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than RAL 750-M would.
Color Details
Cement grey vs RAL 750-M Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Cement grey on one side and RAL 750-M 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 Cement grey comparisons
See how Cement grey stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 24, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Ammonite reflects far more light (LRV 69 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
At LRV 24 vs 6, Cement grey is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reads slightly lighter (LRV 30 vs 24), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 24, Mizzle is decisively the brighter choice.
Agreeable Gray reflects far more light (LRV 60 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 24, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 27 vs 24), so neither reads brighter in a room.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Cement grey reflects far more light (LRV 24 vs 4), opening up a space where Naval encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 24, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (24 vs 13) makes Cement grey the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 24, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
With LRVs of 24 and 21, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 66 vs 24, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 24, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 83 vs 24, Snowbound is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 24 vs 12, Cement grey is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 24, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Dix Blue reflects far more light (LRV 41 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Calamine reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
With LRVs of 25 and 24, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 24 vs 12, Cement grey is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 45 vs 24, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 31 vs 24), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Cement grey reflects far more light (LRV 24 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
Guilford Green reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.