RAL 170-1 vs Accessible Beige
RAL 170-1 is a RAL Effect color while Accessible Beige comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, RAL 170-1 belongs to the blue-grey family and Accessible Beige to the beige-greige family. With LRVs of 58 and 58, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. At ΔE 12.5, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
RAL 170-1 vs Accessible Beige in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing RAL 170-1 and Accessible Beige in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Color Details
RAL 170-1 vs Accessible Beige Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 170-1 on one side and Accessible Beige 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 170-1 comparisons
See how RAL 170-1 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 58), opening up a space where RAL 170-1 encloses it.
A 7-point LRV gap (58 vs 52) makes RAL 170-1 the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 58 vs 30, RAL 170-1 is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 60 vs 58), so neither reads brighter in a room.
RAL 170-1 reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 43, RAL 170-1 is decisively the brighter choice.
RAL 170-1 reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
RAL 170-1 reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 58, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 58), opening up a space where RAL 170-1 encloses it.
RAL 170-1 reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 58), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
RAL 170-1 reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
RAL 170-1 reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 31, RAL 170-1 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 7, RAL 170-1 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 58 vs 24, RAL 170-1 is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 58 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 72 vs 58, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.