RAL 580-1 vs Agreeable Gray
RAL 580-1 is a RAL Effect color while Agreeable Gray comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, RAL 580-1 belongs to the blue family and Agreeable Gray to the greige-grey family. With LRVs of 61 and 60, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. At ΔE 18.6, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
RAL 580-1 vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing RAL 580-1 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.
Kitchen
Kitchen lighting tends to be bright and directional, which sharpens contrast and makes undertone differences more apparent. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.
Color Details
RAL 580-1 vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 580-1 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 580-1 comparisons
See how RAL 580-1 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 61, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
RAL 580-1 reads slightly lighter (LRV 61 vs 52), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
RAL 580-1 reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (61 vs 58) makes RAL 580-1 the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 27, RAL 580-1 is decisively the brighter choice.
RAL 580-1 reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 43), opening up a space where French Gray encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (61 vs 55) makes RAL 580-1 the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 44, RAL 580-1 is decisively the brighter choice.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 61), opening up a space where RAL 580-1 encloses it.
A 4-point LRV gap (66 vs 61) makes Balboa Mist the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 74 vs 61, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 12, RAL 580-1 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 8, RAL 580-1 is decisively the brighter choice.
A 7-point LRV gap (68 vs 61) makes Skimming Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 61 vs 12, RAL 580-1 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 61 vs 45, RAL 580-1 is decisively the brighter choice.
RAL 580-1 reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
RAL 580-1 reflects far more light (LRV 61 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.