RAL 180-5 vs Atmospheric
RAL 180-5 is a RAL Effect color while Atmospheric comes from Sherwin-Williams. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. With LRVs of 68 and 67, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. With a ΔE of 1.7, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
RAL 180-5 vs Atmospheric in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. RAL 180-5 and Atmospheric 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.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small 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 180-5 vs Atmospheric Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 180-5 on one side and Atmospheric 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 180-5 comparisons
See how RAL 180-5 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 68, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
RAL 180-5 reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
RAL 180-5 reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
RAL 180-5 reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 60), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 10-point LRV gap (68 vs 58) makes RAL 180-5 the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 27, RAL 180-5 is decisively the brighter choice.
RAL 180-5 reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 68 vs 55, RAL 180-5 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 44, RAL 180-5 is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 68), opening up a space where RAL 180-5 encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 7-point LRV gap (74 vs 68) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 12, RAL 180-5 is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 68 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 68 vs 12, RAL 180-5 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 45, RAL 180-5 is decisively the brighter choice.
RAL 180-5 reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
RAL 180-5 reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
RAL 180-5 reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
RAL 180-5 reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.