About RAL colors

RAL is a color matching system which defines colors for paint, coatings and plastics. The RAL standard is admini­strated by the RAL Deutsches Institut für Güte­siche­rung und Kenn­zeich­nung, located in Bonn (Germany).

'RAL' is the abbreviation of 'Reichs-Ausschuß für Liefer­bedingungen und Güte­sicherung'. This name can be translated in English as 'National Commission for Delivery Terms and Quality Assurance'.

RAL Classic (216)

In 1927 the German RAL organization invented a collection of 40 colors. Prior to that date manufacturers and customers had to exchange color samples to describe a tint, whereas from then on they would rely on numbers. With tints constantly added to the collection, the collection was revised in 1961. In the 1960s the colors were given supplemental names to avoid confusion in case of transposed digits. Since the expansion in 2020, RAL Classic consists of 216 colors.

all RAL Classic colors

RAL Design (1,825)

In 1993 RAL introduced a new color matching system, tailored to the needs of architects, designers and advertisers. The RAL Design collection includes 1,825 colors. The colors of RAL Classic and RAL Design do not intersect.

all RAL Design colors

RAL Effect (490)

RAL Effect contains 420 solid colors and 70 metallic colors. It is the first color system from RAL to be based on waterborne paint. Heavy metals such as lead, cadmium and chromates are not used.

all RAL Effect colors

RAL Plastics P1 (100)

RAL Plastics is the color standard for plastics. The multifunctional plates made of polypropylene ensure the best possible translation of RAL paint color shades into an identical shade for plastics. RAL Plastics P1 contains the 100 favorite RAL Classic colors.

all RAL Plastics P1 colors

RAL Plastics P2 (200)

RAL Plastics is the color standard for plastics. The multifunctional plates made of polypropylene ensure the best possible translation of RAL paint color shades into an identical shade for plastics. RAL Plastics P2 shows 200 RAL Design colors as a plastic standard.

all RAL Plastics P2 colors

Widget RAL colors

Do you want to display the RAL colors on your website so your visitors can view the colors? Then use our widget using the code below. You can use this solution in your website for free and without restrictions. If desired you can set a different width and height.

We offer a separate widget for each RAL color system. You find the addresses per color system below:

• Widget RAL Classic - https://www.ralcolorchart.com/widget
• Widget RAL Design - https://www.ralcolorchart.com/widget/ral-design
• Widget RAL Effect - https://www.ralcolorchart.com/widget/ral-effect
• Widget RAL Plastics P1 - https://www.ralcolorchart.com/widget/ral-plastics-p1
• Widget RAL Plastics P2 - https://www.ralcolorchart.com/widget/ral-plastics-p2

About the website RALcolorchart.com

The website RALcolorchart.com provides an overview of all RAL colors (2,831). On this site you find colors which are part of the following RAL color systems: RAL Classic, RAL Design, RAL Effect, RAL Plastics P1 and RAL Plastics P2. The colors are divided into categories and you can look up a color using the color name or color code. On the detail page of each color you can view a full-screen color impression. We also provide additional information about a color, such as the name (if available also in other languages) and matching color codes (CMYK, RGB, CIELab, HSB/HSV, HSL and HEX).

Webshop RAL color fans

Besides the free color information we offer physical RAL color fans and individual RAL color samples for sale. Because computer screens are not able to display the true RAL colors, we recommend using a physical color fan to be sure of the correct color. As a reseller of the official RAL products, we sell the RAL K7, RAL K5 (in semi-matt or gloss), RAL D2, RAL E3 en RAL E4.

RALcolorchart.com is visited by many visitors everyday. We target multiple countries using RALkleuren.com, RALfarbpalette.de, RALcolorchart.com, CouleursRAL.fr, ColoriRAL.it, ColoresRAL.com.es and RALfarger.se. This website is an initiative of Whirlwind Internet, located in Uden (the Netherlands). From this location we ship the color fans and color samples to our customers on weekdays.

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