RAL 820-1 vs Snowbound
Where RAL 820-1 belongs to RAL Effect's range, Snowbound is a Sherwin-Williams color. Hue-wise, RAL 820-1 belongs to the blue-grey family and Snowbound to the beige-greige family. Snowbound (LRV 83) reflects noticeably more light than RAL 820-1 (LRV 57), a difference of 26 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. With a ΔE of 13.1, 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 5 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
RAL 820-1 vs Snowbound in Real Spaces
5 real rooms side by side. Seeing RAL 820-1 and Snowbound 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 Snowbound will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than RAL 820-1 would.
Bedroom
The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. Snowbound reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than RAL 820-1.
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. Snowbound reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than RAL 820-1.
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. Snowbound reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than RAL 820-1.
Kitchen Cabinets
Kitchen cabinets are constantly compared against adjacent materials, which means subtle differences between these two become much more visible. Snowbound reflects noticeably more light off the walls, making the space read more open than RAL 820-1.
Color Details
RAL 820-1 vs Snowbound Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 820-1 on one side and Snowbound 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 820-1 comparisons
See how RAL 820-1 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 57), opening up a space where RAL 820-1 encloses it.
A 5-point LRV gap (57 vs 52) makes RAL 820-1 the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 57 vs 30, RAL 820-1 is decisively the brighter choice.
A 3-point LRV gap (60 vs 57) makes Agreeable Gray the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 58 and 57, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
RAL 820-1 reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
At LRV 57 vs 43, RAL 820-1 is decisively the brighter choice.
With LRVs of 57 and 55, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
RAL 820-1 reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 44), opening up a space where Hardwick White encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 57, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reads slightly lighter (LRV 66 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 57), opening up a space where RAL 820-1 encloses it.
RAL 820-1 reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
RAL 820-1 reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 8), opening up a space where Duck Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reads slightly lighter (LRV 68 vs 57), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
RAL 820-1 reflects far more light (LRV 57 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
RAL 820-1 reads slightly lighter (LRV 57 vs 45), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 57 vs 31, RAL 820-1 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 7, RAL 820-1 is decisively the brighter choice.