RAL 110-5 vs Big Chill
RAL 110-5 is a RAL Effect color while Big Chill comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, RAL 110-5 belongs to the green-grey family and Big Chill to the grey family. With LRVs of 59 and 62, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 2.2, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
RAL 110-5 vs Big Chill in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. RAL 110-5 and Big Chill 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. In photos like these you're seeing the difference at its most direct. In a finished room, the distinction is there but not dramatic.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Color Details
RAL 110-5 vs Big Chill Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 110-5 on one side and Big Chill 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 110-5 comparisons
See how RAL 110-5 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 59), opening up a space where RAL 110-5 encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (59 vs 52) makes RAL 110-5 the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 59 vs 30, RAL 110-5 is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 59), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 59 and 58, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
RAL 110-5 reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 43, RAL 110-5 is decisively the brighter choice.
RAL 110-5 reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
RAL 110-5 reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 59, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 59), opening up a space where RAL 110-5 encloses it.
RAL 110-5 reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
RAL 110-5 reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
RAL 110-5 reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
RAL 110-5 reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 31, RAL 110-5 is decisively the brighter choice.