RAL 780-4 vs Agreeable Gray
Where RAL 780-4 belongs to RAL Effect's range, Agreeable Gray is a Sherwin-Williams color. RAL 780-4 reads as beige, while Agreeable Gray reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. Agreeable Gray (LRV 60) reflects noticeably more light than RAL 780-4 (LRV 47), a difference of 14 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 22.7, 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 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
RAL 780-4 vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. Seeing RAL 780-4 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
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 LRV gap is large enough that Agreeable Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than RAL 780-4 would.
Kitchen
In a kitchen, colors are seen under bright task lighting that amplifies undertones — what reads neutral elsewhere can show its hand here. Agreeable Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than RAL 780-4.
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. Agreeable Gray reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than RAL 780-4.
Color Details
RAL 780-4 vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 780-4 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 780-4 comparisons
See how RAL 780-4 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 47), opening up a space where RAL 780-4 encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (52 vs 47) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 47 vs 30, RAL 780-4 is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reads slightly lighter (LRV 58 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
RAL 780-4 reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
A 3-point LRV gap (47 vs 43) makes RAL 780-4 the marginally brighter of the two.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 47), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 47 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 47, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 47), opening up a space where RAL 780-4 encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 47), opening up a space where RAL 780-4 encloses it.
RAL 780-4 reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 47), opening up a space where RAL 780-4 encloses it.
RAL 780-4 reflects far more light (LRV 47 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 47 and 45, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 47 vs 31, RAL 780-4 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 7, RAL 780-4 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 47 vs 24, RAL 780-4 is decisively the brighter choice.
A 11-point LRV gap (57 vs 47) makes Guilford Green the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 72 vs 47, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.