RAL 760-3 vs Agreeable Gray
RAL 760-3 is a RAL Effect color while Agreeable Gray comes from Sherwin-Williams. Hue-wise, RAL 760-3 belongs to the green-yellow family and Agreeable Gray to the greige-grey family. At LRV 60 vs 47, Agreeable Gray will read as the brighter of the two — a 14-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 16.9, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
RAL 760-3 vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing RAL 760-3 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. Agreeable Gray returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
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 Agreeable Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than RAL 760-3 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 Agreeable Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than RAL 760-3 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 Agreeable Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than RAL 760-3 would.
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 760-3 would.
Color Details
RAL 760-3 vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 760-3 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 760-3 comparisons
See how RAL 760-3 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
At LRV 83 vs 47, White Dove is decisively the brighter choice.
Purbeck Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 52 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
RAL 760-3 reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 30), opening up a space where Evergreen Fog encloses it.
A 11-point LRV gap (58 vs 47) makes Accessible Beige the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 47 vs 27, RAL 760-3 is decisively the brighter choice.
RAL 760-3 reads slightly lighter (LRV 47 vs 43), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 8-point LRV gap (55 vs 47) makes Tranquil Dawn the marginally brighter of the two.
A 3-point LRV gap (47 vs 44) makes RAL 760-3 the marginally brighter of the two.
Pure White reflects far more light (LRV 84 vs 47), opening up a space where RAL 760-3 encloses it.
At LRV 66 vs 47, Balboa Mist is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 74 vs 47, Shoji White is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 12, RAL 760-3 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 68 vs 47, Skimming Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 12, RAL 760-3 is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 47 vs 45), so neither reads brighter in a room.
RAL 760-3 reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 31), opening up a space where Pale Green encloses it.
RAL 760-3 reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 7), opening up a space where Pine Needle encloses it.
RAL 760-3 reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 24), opening up a space where Cement grey encloses it.
Guilford Green reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Just Walnut reflects far more light (LRV 72 vs 47), opening up a space where RAL 760-3 encloses it.