RAL 780-6 vs Brainstorm Bronze
Where RAL 780-6 belongs to RAL Effect's range, Brainstorm Bronze is a Sherwin-Williams color. These are both greige-greys, so the question isn't which hue to choose — it's where within greige-grey to land. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (15 vs 14), so they'll read as similarly Dark in most lighting conditions. At ΔE 0.8, these are close — the kind of difference that matters when choosing between them, but doesn't read strongly in a finished room. Below you'll find 3 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
RAL 780-6 vs Brainstorm Bronze in Real Spaces
3 real rooms side by side. RAL 780-6 and Brainstorm Bronze 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.
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 two are close enough that the choice comes down to finer qualities — undertone, texture, what the color sits next to.
House
Seen across an entire facade, subtle tonal differences become pronounced. What reads as nearly the same on a chip often reads as clearly different at scale. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. At this scale the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side, as shown here, to reliably tell them apart.
Color Details
RAL 780-6 vs Brainstorm Bronze Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 780-6 on one side and Brainstorm Bronze 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 780-6 comparisons
See how RAL 780-6 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 15), opening up a space where RAL 780-6 encloses it.
At LRV 52 vs 15, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 15, Evergreen Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 60 vs 15, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 15), opening up a space where RAL 780-6 encloses it.
Denim Drift reflects far more light (LRV 27 vs 15), opening up a space where RAL 780-6 encloses it.
At LRV 43 vs 15, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 15), opening up a space where RAL 780-6 encloses it.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 15), opening up a space where RAL 780-6 encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 15, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 15), opening up a space where RAL 780-6 encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 15), opening up a space where RAL 780-6 encloses it.
With LRVs of 15 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
RAL 780-6 reads slightly lighter (LRV 15 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 15), opening up a space where RAL 780-6 encloses it.
With LRVs of 15 and 12, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 15), opening up a space where RAL 780-6 encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 15, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.