RAL 430-5 vs Agreeable Gray
RAL 430-5 is a RAL Effect color while Agreeable Gray comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, RAL 430-5 belongs to the pink-red family and Agreeable Gray to the greige-grey family. At LRV 60 vs 16, Agreeable Gray will read as the brighter of the two — a 45-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 71.7, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
RAL 430-5 vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing RAL 430-5 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.
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 430-5 would.
Color Details
RAL 430-5 vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 430-5 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 430-5 comparisons
See how RAL 430-5 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 16, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 16), opening up a space where RAL 430-5 encloses it.
Evergreen Fog reflects far more light (LRV 30 vs 16), opening up a space where RAL 430-5 encloses it.
At LRV 58 vs 16, Accessible Beige is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (27 vs 16) makes Denim Drift the marginally brighter of the two.
French Gray reflects far more light (LRV 43 vs 16), opening up a space where RAL 430-5 encloses it.
At LRV 55 vs 16, Tranquil Dawn is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 16, Hardwick White is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 16), opening up a space where RAL 430-5 encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 16, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 16, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (16 vs 12) makes RAL 430-5 the marginally brighter of the two.
A 8-point LRV gap (16 vs 8) makes RAL 430-5 the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 68 vs 16, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
A 4-point LRV gap (16 vs 12) makes RAL 430-5 the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 45 vs 16, Saybrook Sage is decisively the brighter choice.
Pale Green reflects far more light (LRV 31 vs 16), opening up a space where RAL 430-5 encloses it.
RAL 430-5 reads slightly lighter (LRV 16 vs 7), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.