RAL 190-1 vs Blue Bauble
RAL 190-1 is a RAL Effect color while Blue Bauble comes from Sherwin-Williams. Both sit in the blue family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. At LRV 66 vs 59, Blue Bauble will read as the brighter of the two — a 7-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. 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 190-1 vs Blue Bauble in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. RAL 190-1 and Blue Bauble 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. Blue Bauble has the edge in reflectance, which shows as a quiet sense of added space rather than an obvious contrast.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The brightness difference is modest but present — Blue Bauble gives the walls a little more lift.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The brightness difference is modest but present — Blue Bauble gives the walls a little more lift.
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 — Blue Bauble 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 — Blue Bauble gives the walls a little more lift.
Color Details
RAL 190-1 vs Blue Bauble Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 190-1 on one side and Blue Bauble 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 190-1 comparisons
See how RAL 190-1 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 190-1 encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (59 vs 52) makes RAL 190-1 the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 59 vs 30, RAL 190-1 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 190-1 reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 43, RAL 190-1 is decisively the brighter choice.
RAL 190-1 reads slightly lighter (LRV 59 vs 55), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
RAL 190-1 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 190-1 encloses it.
RAL 190-1 reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 59), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
RAL 190-1 reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
RAL 190-1 reflects far more light (LRV 59 vs 45), opening up a space where Saybrook Sage encloses it.
At LRV 59 vs 31, RAL 190-1 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 7, RAL 190-1 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 59 vs 24, RAL 190-1 is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 59 vs 57), so neither reads brighter in a room.