RAL 110-3 vs Pure White
Where RAL 110-3 belongs to RAL Effect's range, Pure White is a Sherwin-Williams color. RAL 110-3 reads as greige-grey, while Pure White reads as beige-greige — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Pure White (LRV 84) reflects noticeably more light than RAL 110-3 (LRV 56), a difference of 28 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 13.5, 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 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
RAL 110-3 vs Pure White in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing RAL 110-3 and Pure White 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 Pure White will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than RAL 110-3 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. Pure White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than RAL 110-3.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Pure White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than RAL 110-3.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Pure White reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than RAL 110-3.
Color Details
RAL 110-3 vs Pure White Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 110-3 on one side and Pure White 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 RAL 110-3 comparisons
See how RAL 110-3 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 RAL 110-3 encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (56 vs 52) makes RAL 110-3 the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 56 vs 30, RAL 110-3 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.
RAL 110-3 reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 56 vs 43, RAL 110-3 is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 56 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
RAL 110-3 reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
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 RAL 110-3 encloses it.
RAL 110-3 reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 56), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
RAL 110-3 reflects far more light (LRV 56 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
RAL 110-3 reads slightly lighter (LRV 56 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 56 vs 31, RAL 110-3 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 7, RAL 110-3 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 56 vs 24, RAL 110-3 is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 57 vs 56), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 72 vs 56, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.