RAL 490-1 vs Agreeable Gray
RAL 490-1 is a RAL Effect color while Agreeable Gray comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, RAL 490-1 belongs to the pink-red family and Agreeable Gray to the greige-grey family. At LRV 70 vs 60, RAL 490-1 will read as the brighter of the two — a 10-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 13.2, 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 490-1 vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
6 real rooms side by side. Seeing RAL 490-1 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. RAL 490-1 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 RAL 490-1 will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Agreeable Gray 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 RAL 490-1 will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Agreeable Gray 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 RAL 490-1 will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Agreeable Gray 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 RAL 490-1 will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Agreeable Gray would.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The LRV gap is large enough that RAL 490-1 will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than Agreeable Gray would.
Color Details
RAL 490-1 vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 490-1 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 490-1 comparisons
See how RAL 490-1 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 70, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
RAL 490-1 reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 52), opening up a space where Purbeck Stone encloses it.
RAL 490-1 reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 58, RAL 490-1 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 27, RAL 490-1 is decisively the brighter choice.
RAL 490-1 reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 55, RAL 490-1 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 44, RAL 490-1 is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 70), opening up a space where RAL 490-1 encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (70 vs 66) makes RAL 490-1 the marginally brighter of the two.
A 4-point LRV gap (74 vs 70) makes Shoji White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 70 vs 12, RAL 490-1 is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 70 vs 12, RAL 490-1 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 70 vs 45, RAL 490-1 is decisively the brighter choice.
RAL 490-1 reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
RAL 490-1 reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
RAL 490-1 reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
RAL 490-1 reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 57), opening up a space where Guilford Green encloses it.
With LRVs of 72 and 70, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.