RAL 180-1 vs Billowy Breeze
RAL 180-1 is a RAL Effect color while Billowy Breeze comes from Sherwin-Williams. These are both blues, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within blue to land. At LRV 55 vs 49, Billowy Breeze will read as the brighter of the two — a 6-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 5.2, the difference is perceptible but not dramatic — the two can work harmoniously in the same space. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
RAL 180-1 vs Billowy Breeze in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. RAL 180-1 and Billowy Breeze 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. Billowy Breeze has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The brightness difference is modest but present — Billowy Breeze gives the walls a little more lift.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The brightness difference is modest but present — Billowy Breeze gives the walls a little more lift.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The brightness difference is modest but present — Billowy Breeze gives the walls a little more lift.
Color Details
RAL 180-1 vs Billowy Breeze Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 180-1 on one side and Billowy Breeze 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 180-1 comparisons
See how RAL 180-1 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 49, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
RAL 180-1 reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
Agreeable Gray reads slightly lighter (LRV 60 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (58 vs 49) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 49 vs 27, RAL 180-1 is decisively the brighter choice.
RAL 180-1 reads slightly lighter (LRV 49 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (55 vs 49) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
A 5-point LRV gap (49 vs 44) makes RAL 180-1 the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 49), opening up a space where RAL 180-1 encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 49, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 49, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 12, RAL 180-1 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 49, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 49 vs 12, RAL 180-1 is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (49 vs 45) makes RAL 180-1 the marginally brighter of the two.
RAL 180-1 reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
RAL 180-1 reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
RAL 180-1 reflects far more light (LRV 49 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 49), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.