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The following is a list of RAL Classic colours[1] from the RAL colour standard. The visual samples are approximate and informative only.

Number Sample Colour name Description, examples
RAL 1000 Green beige
RAL 1001 Beige
RAL 1002 Sand yellow Vehicles of the Afrika Korps 1941–1943
RAL 1003 Signal yellow Latvian Pasažieru vilciens (Vivi) train main livery colour
RAL 1004 Golden yellow Caterpillar Yellow
RAL 1005 Honey yellow
RAL 1006 Maize yellow
RAL 1007 Daffodil yellow
RAL 1011 Brown beige
RAL 1012 Lemon yellow
RAL 1013 Oyster white
RAL 1014 Ivory
RAL 1015 Light ivory Mandatory for all steel work in P&G / mandatory for taxis in Germany since 1971, although in limited states only in recent years.
RAL 1016 Sulfur yellow Standard European ambulance colour in accordance with CEN 1789.[2]
RAL 1017 Saffron yellow
RAL 1018 Zinc yellow
RAL 1019 Grey beige
RAL 1020 Olive yellow
RAL 1021 Colza yellow Österreichische Post, Deutsche Bundespost 1972–1980, gold in the flag of Germany
RAL 1023 Traffic yellow U4 line of the Berlin U-Bahn, Germany ; S6 line of the Milan S Lines[3]
RAL 1024 Ochre yellow
RAL 1026 Luminous yellow
RAL 1027 Curry
RAL 1028 Melon yellow Lufthansa
RAL 1032 Broom yellow Deutsche Bundespost since 1980, since 1998 Deutsche Post AG
RAL 1033 Dahlia yellow
RAL 1034 Pastel yellow
RAL 1035 Pearl beige
RAL 1036 Pearl gold
RAL 1037 Sun yellow
Number Sample Colour name Description, examples
RAL 2000 Yellow orange
RAL 2001 Red orange
RAL 2002 Blood orange U2 line of the Berlin U-Bahn
RAL 2003 Pastel orange U9 line of the Berlin U-Bahn
RAL 2004 Pure orange
RAL 2005 Luminous orange
RAL 2007 Luminous bright orange
RAL 2008 Bright red orange
RAL 2009 Traffic orange KTM orange
RAL 2010 Signal orange
RAL 2011 Deep orange CIÉ Supertrain ; S5 line of the Milan S Lines
RAL 2012 Salmon orange
RAL 2013 Pearl orange
RAL 2017 RAL orange[4] Introduced January 2020[5]
Number Sample Colour name Description, examples
RAL 3000 Flame red
RAL 3001 Signal red The BAE Hawk flown by the Red Arrows[citation needed]
RAL 3002 Carmine red
RAL 3003 Ruby red The text of Belgian license plates since November 2010
RAL 3004 Purple red Old Jawa Moto motorcycles; Deutsche Bundesbahn diesel locomotives and dining cars until 1974; Trans Europ Express trains (with RAL 1001 Beige)
RAL 3005 Wine red
RAL 3007 Black red
RAL 3009 Oxide red
RAL 3011 Brown red
RAL 3012 Beige red
RAL 3013 Tomato red
RAL 3014 Antique pink
RAL 3015 Light pink
RAL 3016 Coral red
RAL 3017 Rose
RAL 3018 Strawberry red
RAL 3020 Traffic red Locomotives and rolling stock of Deutsche Bahn AG[citation needed], flag of Germany
RAL 3022 Salmon pink
RAL 3024 Luminous red
RAL 3026 Luminous bright red
RAL 3027 Raspberry red
RAL 3028 Pure red
RAL 3031 Orient red
RAL 3032 Pearl ruby red
RAL 3033 Pearl pink
Number Sample Colour name Description, examples
RAL 4001 Red lilac
RAL 4002 Red violet
RAL 4003 Heather violet
RAL 4004 Claret violet
RAL 4005 Blue lilac U6 line of the Berlin U-Bahn
RAL 4006 Traffic purple
RAL 4007 Purple violet
RAL 4008 Signal violet
RAL 4009 Pastel violet
RAL 4010 Telemagenta Deutsche Telekom
RAL 4011 Pearl violet
RAL 4012 Pearl blackberry
Number Sample Colour name Description, examples
RAL 5000 Violet blue
RAL 5001 Green blue
RAL 5002 Ultramarine blue
RAL 5003 Sapphire blue
RAL 5004 Black blue
RAL 5005 Signal blue
RAL 5007 Brilliant blue
RAL 5008 Grey blue
RAL 5009 Azure blue
RAL 5010 Gentian blue U8 line of the Berlin U-Bahn
RAL 5011 Steel blue
RAL 5012 Light blue U7 line of the Berlin U-Bahn
RAL 5013 Cobalt blue Deutsche Bundesbahn express locomotives and first class cars 1962–1971
RAL 5014 Pigeon blue
RAL 5015 Sky blue Colour used for TfL Cycle Superhighways;[6] colour of the University of Barcelona and VU Amsterdam, Original colour of FMŻ Bizon Z058 Rekord since the year 1999.
RAL 5017 Traffic blue Ghent University
RAL 5018 Turquoise blue
RAL 5019 Capri blue
RAL 5020 Ocean blue
RAL 5021 Water blue
RAL 5022 Night blue Lufthansa
RAL 5023 Distant blue
RAL 5024 Pastel blue Used in early Kombinat Fortschritt Landmaschinen agricultural machinery
RAL 5025 Pearl gentian
RAL 5026 Pearl night blue
Number Sample Colour name Description, examples
RAL 6000 Patina green
RAL 6001 Emerald green Emerald
RAL 6002 Leaf green
RAL 6003 Olive green
RAL 6004 Blue green
RAL 6005 Moss green British racing green[citation needed]
RAL 6006 Grey olive Standard Feldgrau used by the Wehrmacht[7]
RAL 6007 Bottle green
RAL 6008 Brown green
RAL 6009 Fir green Galactica
RAL 6010 Grass green
RAL 6011 Reseda green
RAL 6012 Black green Until 1994 for some units of the Bundesgrenzschutz[citation needed]
RAL 6013 Reed green
RAL 6014 Yellow olive Until 1984 for vehicles of the German Bundeswehr.[8] Since 1993 for the Swiss army bicycles.[9]
RAL 6015 Black olive
RAL 6016 Turquoise green U3 line of the Berlin U-Bahn
RAL 6017 May green
RAL 6018 Yellow green U1 line of the Berlin U-Bahn
RAL 6019 Pastel green
RAL 6020 Chromium green Deutsche Bundesbahn wagons for passenger transport until 1985 (Epoche III und IV)[citation needed]
RAL 6021 Pale green
RAL 6022 Brown olive
RAL 6024 Traffic green
RAL 6025 Fern green
RAL 6026 Opal green
RAL 6027 Light green
RAL 6028 Pine green
RAL 6029 Mint green Some units of Bundesgrenzschutz from 1994 to 2005
RAL 6031 Bronze green Since 1984 for vehicles of the German Bundeswehr.
RAL 6032 Signal green
RAL 6033 Mint turquoise
RAL 6034 Pastel turquoise Galactica
RAL 6035 Pearl green
RAL 6036 Pearl opal green
RAL 6037 Pure green
RAL 6038 Luminous green
RAL 6039 Fibrous green Introduced in 2022. Developed in cooperation with the VDE = Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies
Number Sample Colour name Description, examples
RAL 7000 Squirrel grey
RAL 7001 Silver grey
RAL 7002 Olive grey
RAL 7003 Moss grey
RAL 7004 Signal grey
RAL 7005 Mouse grey
RAL 7006 Beige grey
RAL 7008 Khaki grey
RAL 7009 Green grey Original feldgrau No. 2
RAL 7010 Tarpaulin grey
RAL 7011 Iron grey
RAL 7012 Basalt grey
RAL 7013 Brown grey or NATO olive Austrian Armed Forces
RAL 7015 Slate grey
RAL 7016 Anthracite grey Added for use by Wehrmacht
RAL 7021 Black grey Added in 1937 for use by Wehrmacht under the name Dunkelgrau
RAL 7022 Umbra grey
RAL 7023 Concrete grey
RAL 7024 Graphite grey
RAL 7026 Granite grey
RAL 7030 Stone grey
RAL 7031 Blue grey
RAL 7032 Pebble grey
RAL 7033 Cement grey
RAL 7034 Yellow grey
RAL 7035 Light grey ICE train text, electrical and instrumentation panels.
RAL 7036 Platinum grey
RAL 7037 Dusty grey
RAL 7038 Agate grey
RAL 7039 Quartz grey
RAL 7040 Window grey
RAL 7042 Traffic grey A
RAL 7043 Traffic grey B
RAL 7044 Silk grey
RAL 7045 Telegrey 1 1992 introduced for Deutsche Bundespost (Telekom)
RAL 7046 Telegrey 2 1992 introduced for Deutsche Bundespost (Telekom)
RAL 7047 Telegrey 4 1992 introduced for Deutsche Bundespost (Telekom)
RAL 7048 Pearl mouse grey
Number Sample Colour name Description, examples
RAL 8000 Green brown Under the name Gelbbraun since 1941 for the Afrika Korps of Wehrmacht also used by the Bundeswehr
RAL 8001 Ochre brown
RAL 8002 Signal brown Extra camouflage colour (to RAL 7021) for vehicles of the Wehrmacht before 1940
RAL 8003 Clay brown
RAL 8004 Copper brown
RAL 8007 Fawn brown U5 line of the Berlin U-Bahn
RAL 8008 Olive brown
RAL 8011 Nut brown
RAL 8012 Red brown
RAL 8014 Sepia brown
RAL 8015 Chestnut brown
RAL 8016 Mahogany brown
RAL 8017 Chocolate brown
RAL 8019 Grey brown
RAL 8022 Black brown
RAL 8023 Orange brown
RAL 8024 Beige brown
RAL 8025 Pale brown
RAL 8028 Terra brown
RAL 8029 Pearl copper
Number Sample Colour name Description, examples
RAL 9001 Cream
RAL 9002 Grey white
RAL 9003 Signal white
RAL 9004 Signal black
RAL 9005 Jet black Flag of Germany
RAL 9006 White aluminium
RAL 9007 Grey aluminium
RAL 9010 Pure white Door white
RAL 9011 Graphite black
RAL 9012 Clean room white[10] Introduced in 2020[5]
RAL 9016 Traffic white
RAL 9017 Traffic black
RAL 9018 Papyrus white
RAL 9022 Pearl light grey
RAL 9023 Pearl dark grey

Below is a list of RAL Classic colours[1] from the RAL colour standard. Alongside every colour, the corresponding values are given for:

  • hexadecimal triplet for the sRGB colour space, approximating the given RAL colour
  • sRGB value
  • Grey value calculated from (0.2126 × red) + (0.7152 × green) + (0.0722 × blue)[11]
  • CIE L*a*b* values
  • sRGB value expressed as hue, saturation and lightness (HSL)
  • device-independent CMYK value: cyan, magenta, yellow, black or key
  • LRV, but a consistent light reflectance value is not obtainable from pearlescent or metallic colours

The visual samples displayed on the screen are not binding because brightness and contrast may vary from screen to screen – and neither are the colours on a printout from a printer. For binding colour samples, always obtain an official RAL Colour fan deck.

Approximate sRGB values for RAL Effect colours, grouped
Base −1 −2 −3 −4 −5 −6 −M
RAL 110 230 231 230 222 221 213 200 198 190 198 199 196 201 204 198 200 200 199 160 162 164
RAL 120 237 237 234 242 241 236 240 238 229 233 225 212 226 217 198 234 225 206 143 141 135
RAL 130 242 237 187 241 238 195 240 238 205 248 240 207 237 228 188 251 229 176 171 171 144
RAL 140 250 211 169 254 218 166 254 227 193 253 223 190 248 228 200 229 210 182 176 158 126
RAL 150 247 239 233 249 235 227 238 225 215 251 227 212 250 232 220 248 223 215 171 151 138
RAL 160 227 225 236 231 226 232 237 232 232 238 225 226 239 228 224 236 228 233 173 166 181
RAL 170 199 201 208 166 173 189 186 200 218 206 219 236 195 198 214 198 197 214 167 168 185
RAL 180 174 188 198 185 205 221 199 219 235 201 225 236 199 221 225 219 233 235 150 164 169
RAL 190 165 218 223 185 230 242 192 222 225 189 218 215 212 229 231 163 193 191 146 180 178
RAL 210 207 198 178 236 231 210 227 228 217 214 230 227 216 232 224 216 233 214 165 169 155
RAL 220 102 184 114 51 154 81 0 111 60 127 255 127 0 255 0 0 128 0 0 127 62
RAL 230 187 219 154 150 200 108 125 179 68 95 151 58 57 105 56 54 92 48 98 167 78
RAL 240 220 214 145 170 175 102 147 151 85 126 126 66 93 109 60 79 109 53 98 116 57
RAL 250 238 230 165 232 222 111 191 183 0 164 165 65 145 145 56 105 101 44 174 167 59
RAL 260 243 233 180 241 228 131 243 212 70 232 192 31 222 176 45 239 180 22 184 148 79
RAL 270 255 222 131 250 204 57 244 189 22 235 177 0 246 182 0 254 196 63 203 148 55
RAL 280 253 225 147 240 211 145 225 190 120 214 174 95 220 161 64 208 151 60 178 135 64
RAL 290 216 155 80 191 133 59 216 169 96 204 146 27 230 176 62 252 171 4 184 126 50
RAL 310 245 214 180 235 194 151 223 171 115 208 147 85 186 124 67 142 91 45 184 125 79
RAL 320 210 169 108 174 129 81 185 134 76 160 103 53 127 78 46 110 68 40 185 115 30
RAL 330 168 104 89 142 75 53 121 78 62 92 59 45 80 49 42 70 50 46 139 89 67
RAL 340 190 164 169 164 140 146 127 84 82 104 61 64 79 42 45 79 43 49 83 53 59
RAL 350 157 49 31 167 63 50 162 71 51 129 48 33 120 49 34 102 50 43 88 47 42
RAL 360 224 125 41 217 117 30 198 98 23 183 86 41 154 79 44 145 80 51 164 86 51
RAL 370 255 174 71 255 155 56 255 144 29 230 131 22 212 120 31 205 108 16 180 122 60
RAL 380 255 155 41 255 146 4 250 132 26 226 113 33 242 120 47 234 106 36 167 85 42
RAL 390 235 119 63 227 97 37 222 84 17 216 81 28 216 72 15 205 94 42 191 99 59
RAL 410 237 129 101 234 115 79 228 100 64 220 93 56 210 85 53 208 93 66 171 73 36
RAL 420 237 174 154 242 157 134 233 138 108 228 100 67 204 87 56 191 80 46 157 75 50
RAL 430 242 194 182 236 153 139 228 128 116 221 90 76 213 67 60 190 58 36 168 76 69
RAL 440 202 56 60 211 76 73 186 60 62 155 41 41 166 49 41 185 53 37 155 37 44
RAL 450 244 199 202 237 165 170 224 122 129 200 88 98 178 49 47 187 32 29 167 22 22
RAL 460 239 163 167 227 127 137 223 99 104 211 82 84 168 55 59 139 27 40 174 54 59
RAL 470 240 179 193 230 139 157 222 115 131 202 77 103 172 45 76 156 34 63 177 79 93
RAL 480 245 202 201 245 192 190 238 186 188 238 165 177 233 144 158 218 108 130 168 117 121
RAL 490 243 207 208 247 202 195 232 154 146 195 123 119 190 127 140 210 158 168 167 125 136
RAL 510 236 200 220 224 165 203 213 132 177 196 99 141 186 72 119 154 59 106 140 61 113
RAL 520 239 210 223 232 186 210 220 165 192 186 114 147 160 78 111 146 82 110 158 88 139
RAL 530 152 68 77 143 63 78 121 54 68 124 47 75 102 37 61 97 41 74 92 45 58
RAL 540 212 193 215 190 161 193 128 95 131 150 107 152 129 83 122 86 44 81 86 47 78
RAL 550 224 209 217 208 187 201 178 146 168 156 116 136 141 97 119 120 76 94 167 136 144
RAL 560 204 188 199 176 156 173 140 111 128 119 84 96 133 114 127 125 110 127 165 146 164
RAL 570 209 206 232 195 191 225 173 173 221 155 154 207 128 120 179 121 104 155 107 88 154
RAL 580 194 207 230 188 199 224 167 178 209 105 116 154 65 80 110 36 49 84 99 108 134
RAL 590 102 109 155 66 66 118 42 54 107 39 47 91 20 45 88 9 59 122 41 56 98
RAL 610 110 143 171 97 122 148 109 149 185 137 178 216 71 119 174 67 105 153 120 151 181
RAL 620 52 104 138 96 146 172 100 129 143 58 90 106 20 53 75 30 45 63 9 50 70
RAL 630 81 163 211 68 107 142 46 78 111 45 74 110 31 52 84 25 54 84 22 48 76
RAL 640 73 160 197 0 135 181 0 123 174 0 92 140 0 84 138 0 79 125 0 78 135
RAL 650 100 181 214 0 119 160 0 108 151 0 85 119 29 91 120 10 73 98 0 113 157
RAL 660 0 148 176 11 141 168 81 165 184 63 184 207 108 195 212 138 200 213 85 151 169
RAL 670 138 211 234 151 218 239 143 197 214 105 187 211 91 185 213 78 194 230 116 167 184
RAL 680 114 170 186 51 143 164 23 113 133 38 118 141 0 106 133 0 91 116 14 69 92
RAL 690 63 191 203 0 162 173 0 131 142 0 108 123 0 83 95 0 81 96 0 103 115
RAL 710 120 209 205 0 170 167 5 138 139 0 116 118 0 92 96 12 71 70 0 104 107
RAL 720 194 227 222 164 226 219 134 211 212 88 190 193 51 147 160 25 124 134 26 148 154
RAL 730 203 231 226 152 211 211 125 184 186 123 185 180 121 172 172 70 135 127 98 162 147
RAL 740 197 220 206 179 214 201 149 195 178 73 133 116 0 111 91 0 93 78 58 111 95
RAL 750 191 215 201 143 180 160 61 116 97 22 66 52 51 84 73 46 60 59 23 55 45
RAL 760 213 227 202 184 205 170 176 190 155 139 155 122 109 126 92 74 100 72 51 75 46
RAL 770 152 157 132 169 168 143 122 117 90 129 122 102 180 175 159 126 130 115 141 136 100
RAL 780 233 222 204 231 214 185 221 196 154 209 177 134 163 142 121 116 105 92 178 160 116
RAL 790 62 72 73 59 65 71 49 53 56 48 47 50 33 34 36 33 35 45 34 31 29
RAL 810 151 157 162 138 148 153 121 136 142 94 107 115 81 89 93 57 65 70 64 70 73
RAL 820 197 200 202 169 174 178 141 147 149 125 133 137 80 85 92 68 73 81 146 145 145
RAL 830 186 188 186 164 167 165 141 146 145 108 112 109 81 85 84 87 94 96 130 129 127
RAL 840 231 227 216 215 213 204 184 180 168 128 128 119 90 93 84 71 65 53 73 68 64
RAL 850 195 194 185 177 177 170 166 166 160 145 141 133 107 103 96 76 75 70 98 94 89
RAL 860 216 218 219 207 210 213 193 194 196 154 154 155 122 122 121 91 95 95 164 160 159
RAL 870 211 208 208 150 147 146 99 97 100 81 77 78 74 71 71 61 55 55 77 71 71

In the RAL Design System Plus, there are groups of colours every 10° of hue and additionally at 75°, 85° and 95°. Possible lightness values are 15% through 90% in steps of 5% for monochromatic shades of grey (i.e. C = 0%) and 20% through 90% in steps of 10% and additionally 85% and 93%. Chroma values are also mostly confined to steps of 10% or 5%, but with some exceptions, and the maximum value varies.

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