RAL 420-1 vs Agreeable Gray
RAL 420-1 is a RAL Effect color while Agreeable Gray comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, RAL 420-1 belongs to the pink-red family and Agreeable Gray to the greige-grey family. At LRV 60 vs 52, Agreeable Gray will read as the brighter of the two — a 9-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 24.9, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 6 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
RAL 420-1 vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. Seeing RAL 420-1 and Agreeable Gray in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
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. Agreeable Gray returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Agreeable Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than RAL 420-1 would.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. The LRV gap is large enough that Agreeable Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than RAL 420-1 would.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Agreeable Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than RAL 420-1 would.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Agreeable Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than RAL 420-1 would.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The LRV gap is large enough that Agreeable Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than RAL 420-1 would.
Color Details
RAL 420-1 vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 420-1 on one side and Agreeable Gray 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 420-1 comparisons
See how RAL 420-1 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 52), opening up a space where RAL 420-1 encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 52 vs 52), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 52 vs 30, RAL 420-1 is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
RAL 420-1 reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 9-point LRV gap (52 vs 43) makes RAL 420-1 the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
RAL 420-1 reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 52, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 52), opening up a space where RAL 420-1 encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 52), opening up a space where RAL 420-1 encloses it.
RAL 420-1 reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
RAL 420-1 reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 52), opening up a space where RAL 420-1 encloses it.
RAL 420-1 reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
RAL 420-1 reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 31, RAL 420-1 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 52 vs 7, RAL 420-1 is decisively the brighter choice.