RAL 830-4 vs Homburg Gray
Where RAL 830-4 belongs to RAL Effect's range, Homburg Gray is a Sherwin-Williams color. Both sit in the grey family, which is useful context if you're narrowing within a single hue direction. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (16 vs 15), so they'll read as similarly Dark in most lighting conditions. At ΔE 2.0, 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 1 real-room photo comparison where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
RAL 830-4 vs Homburg Gray in Real Spaces
1 real room side by side. RAL 830-4 and Homburg Gray 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.
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.
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RAL 830-4 vs Homburg Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 830-4 on one side and Homburg 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.
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