RAL 420-1 vs Jovial
RAL 420-1 (RAL Effect) and Jovial (Sherwin-Williams) come from different manufacturers. Both sit in the pink-red family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. The 4-point LRV gap — 56 for Jovial vs 52 for RAL 420-1 — means Jovial will open up a space more effectively. ΔE 4.4 means they're clearly different, but not dramatically so — they'd pair well in the same room. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
RAL 420-1 vs Jovial in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. RAL 420-1 and Jovial 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
A living room wall sees more varied light than almost any other surface in the house, which makes the choice between these two more nuanced than a chip suggests. Jovial reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
RAL 420-1 vs Jovial Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 420-1 on one side and Jovial 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.
A 9-point LRV gap (60 vs 52) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
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.