RAL 610-4 vs Driftwood Blues
Where RAL 610-4 belongs to RAL Effect's range, Driftwood Blues is a Valspar color. Hue-wise, RAL 610-4 belongs to the blue family and Driftwood Blues to the blue-grey family. Driftwood Blues (LRV 46) reflects noticeably more light than RAL 610-4 (LRV 40), a difference of 6 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 18.2, the contrast is hard to miss. These aren't variations on a theme — they're two different answers to the same question. Below you'll find 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
RAL 610-4 vs Driftwood Blues in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. Seeing RAL 610-4 and Driftwood Blues 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
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The brightness difference is modest but present — Driftwood Blues gives the walls a little more lift.
Color Details
RAL 610-4 vs Driftwood Blues Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 610-4 on one side and Driftwood Blues 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 610-4 comparisons
See how RAL 610-4 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 40), opening up a space where RAL 610-4 encloses it.
A 12-point LRV gap (52 vs 40) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
A 10-point LRV gap (40 vs 30) makes RAL 610-4 the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 60 vs 40, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 40), opening up a space where RAL 610-4 encloses it.
RAL 610-4 reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 43 vs 40), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 40), opening up a space where RAL 610-4 encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 40, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 40), opening up a space where RAL 610-4 encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 40), opening up a space where RAL 610-4 encloses it.
RAL 610-4 reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
RAL 610-4 reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 40), opening up a space where RAL 610-4 encloses it.
RAL 610-4 reflects far more light (LRV 40 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reads slightly lighter (LRV 45 vs 40), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 9-point LRV gap (40 vs 31) makes RAL 610-4 the marginally brighter of the two.