RAL 850-2 vs Agreeable Gray
RAL 850-2 is a RAL Effect color while Agreeable Gray comes from Sherwin-Williams. RAL 850-2 reads as grey, while Agreeable Gray reads as greige-grey — two distinct hue families, not close cousins. At LRV 60 vs 44, Agreeable Gray will read as the brighter of the two — a 17-point gap that matters most in north-facing or low-light rooms. At ΔE 10.2, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
RAL 850-2 vs Agreeable Gray in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing RAL 850-2 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
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Agreeable Gray returns significantly more light to the room — in a smaller or darker space, that difference in perceived brightness is hard to miss.
Bathroom
Bathrooms amplify color — the enclosed space and reflective surfaces make what reads subtle elsewhere feel more present here. The LRV gap is large enough that Agreeable Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than RAL 850-2 would.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The LRV gap is large enough that Agreeable Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than RAL 850-2 would.
Kitchen Cabinets
On cabinetry, undertone and temperature become more pronounced against countertops and hardware. The LRV gap is large enough that Agreeable Gray will make the room feel meaningfully brighter than RAL 850-2 would.
Color Details
RAL 850-2 vs Agreeable Gray Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see RAL 850-2 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 850-2 comparisons
See how RAL 850-2 stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
White Dove reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 44), opening up a space where RAL 850-2 encloses it.
A 8-point LRV gap (52 vs 44) makes Purbeck Stone the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 44 vs 30, RAL 850-2 is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 44), opening up a space where RAL 850-2 encloses it.
RAL 850-2 reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 27), opening up a space where Denim Drift encloses it.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 44 vs 43), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Tranquil Dawn reads slightly lighter (LRV 55 vs 44), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 44 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 84 vs 44, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 44), opening up a space where RAL 850-2 encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 44), opening up a space where RAL 850-2 encloses it.
RAL 850-2 reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 12), opening up a space where Pewter Green encloses it.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 44), opening up a space where RAL 850-2 encloses it.
RAL 850-2 reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 12), opening up a space where Vintage Vogue encloses it.
With LRVs of 45 and 44, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 44 vs 31, RAL 850-2 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 7, RAL 850-2 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 44 vs 24, RAL 850-2 is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 57 vs 44, Guilford Green is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 72 vs 44, Just Walnut is decisively the brighter choice.