Passageway vs Blue grey

Valspar
·
RAL Classic

Where Passageway belongs to Valspar's range, Blue grey is a RAL Classic color. They have nearly identical light reflectance values (14 vs 16), so they'll read as similarly dark in most lighting conditions. The ΔE 4.3 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice.

Passageway vs Blue grey Color Comparison

Bathroom
Bedroom
House
Kitchen Cabinets
Living Room

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.

ΔE 4.3Noticeable difference

Color Details

Passageway
Valspar · V137-6
Hex#596c77
LRV14.2
BrandValspar
NumberV137-6
Undertone
Temperature
Brightnessdark
View Passageway
Blue grey
RAL Classic · RAL 7031
Hex#5B686D
LRV16.4
BrandRAL Classic
NumberRAL 7031
Undertone
Temperature
Brightnessdark
View Blue grey

Passageway vs Blue grey in Real Spaces

Passageway and Blue grey are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone. These real-room photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions. Showing 3 room types where both colors have photos.

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. Side by side like this, the difference is easy to read — which is exactly why seeing them in a real space is more useful than comparing chips.

Passageway
Valspar Passageway victorian living room color

@seenfromthegreen

Blue grey
RAL 7031 living room fireplace

@boudoir_interior

Bedroom

The context that matters most in a bedroom is how a color reads under a bedside lamp at night, not under noon daylight. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.

Passageway
Valspar Passageway bedroom paint

@beaus_home

Blue grey
RAL 7031 bedroom interior

@frk.gaardmand

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. The distinction reads clearly at room scale, making the choice between them concrete.

Passageway
Passageway bathroom wall panelling color

@renovation_for_2

Blue grey
RAL Classic  Blue grey bathroom review

@techniquecoatingsuk

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