RAL 770-1 vs Honed Soapstone
Where RAL 770-1 belongs to RAL Effect's range, Honed Soapstone is a Sherwin-Williams color. RAL 770-1 reads as grey, while Honed Soapstone reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (32 vs 31), so they'll read as similarly Medium in most lighting conditions. The ΔE 6.0 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
RAL 770-1 vs Honed Soapstone in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. RAL 770-1 and Honed Soapstone are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.
Color Details
RAL 770-1 vs Honed Soapstone Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 770-1 on one side and Honed Soapstone 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 770-1 comparisons
See how RAL 770-1 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 32), opening up a space where RAL 770-1 encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 32, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 32 vs 30), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 60 vs 32, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 32), opening up a space where RAL 770-1 encloses it.
RAL 770-1 reads slightly lighter (LRV 32 vs 27), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 11-point LRV gap (43 vs 32) makes French Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 32), opening up a space where RAL 770-1 encloses it.
Hardwick White reads slightly lighter (LRV 44 vs 32), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 84 vs 32, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 32), opening up a space where RAL 770-1 encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 32), opening up a space where RAL 770-1 encloses it.
RAL 770-1 reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 32), opening up a space where RAL 770-1 encloses it.
RAL 770-1 reflects far more light (LRV 32 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 32), opening up a space where RAL 770-1 encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 32 vs 31), so neither reads brighter in a room.
At LRV 32 vs 7, RAL 770-1 is decisively the brighter choice.
A 8-point LRV gap (32 vs 24) makes RAL 770-1 the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 32, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.