RAL colour standard

As RAL color is called normalized colors RAL gGmbH sells ( a daughter of the RAL Institute ) under the name RAL Classic. The name is derived from the Reich Committee for delivery, which was founded on 23 April 1925 in Berlin and served the rationalization of the German economy.

Each color of the color catalog is assigned a four -digit color number. This standardization goes back to a table of 40 colors, which was created in 1927 by the Reich Committee on Delivery (RAL ). The advantage of such standardization is that the customer and supplier to exchange only a RAL number and no color pattern on a defined material. Meanwhile RAL Classic includes 213 tones. Most of the new shades of major German companies were added, so the colors telemagenta, Tele gray 1 and Tele gray 2 were added for example 1992.

By 1940, the RAL colors were converted to the four-digit system, as is customary today. Patterns of the army was recognized until 1944 always by a "7" or "8" in the first place.

The color samples are carried out in two performances:

  • Color register RAL 840-HR with a matte finish
  • Color register RAL 841 -GL with a gloss finish.

RAL Classic color is not a system but a color collection since except for a rough classification by color lacks any color scheme. As the RAL color system design system brought the RAL Institute released in 1993.

Color Chart

Color table according to RAL Classic, the default sort on color groups, as it marks the leading point ( 1000 = yellows, oranges = 2000, 3000 = reds )

  • Many RAL colors are shown on monitors and printers due to the different device color spaces are not uniformly represented and only through approximations.
  • The RRGGBB color code used (sRGB) appears when the mouse pointer is passed to the " color pattern " field.
  • The device-independent CIEL * a * b * color values ​​are specified ( with gloss, D65, 10 °).
  • In the fourth column selected well-known uses of each RAL color are called, the knowledge of the user can result in a color presentation.

Yellow and beige

Orange

Red

Violet

Blue

Gray

Brown

White and Black

Other RAL colors

Separate names

Camouflage colors according to RAL -F9 card

The three-color camouflage system introduced in 1984, the Bundeswehr is performed separately. This system consists of the colors RAL 6031 F9 Bronze Green, RAL 8027 F9 Leather Brown and RAL 9021 F9 Teerschwarz in matt. Teerschwarz is also called infrared reflective color and RAL 6031 HR bronze green used in semi- matt and non- camouflage color.

In addition, in 2003 called Umtarnfarben were introduced. These are washable colors and serve the purpose of vehicles and equipment in desert and steppe regions adapt. After a drying time of 10-21 days the paint is waterproof and vehicles and equipment can also be used in bad weather. This color effect as compared with the normal Patterns in use a less heating of the vehicle inside. At present, the following five Umtarnfarben in use. This can additionally with washable variants of the camouflage colors RAL6031 F9 - are combined Gelboliv - Bronze Green, RAL 8027 F9 - leather brown, RAL 9021 F9 - Teerschwarz and RAL6014 new.

Distant colors

Colors that have been removed from the register:

Railway colors

Many railway companies specify the color with RAL numbers in the design of locomotives and wagons. Help you achieve a consistent appearance across on model series and types.

Vendor Ivory Deutsche Bundespost ADAC Shades of yellow#Safety yellow Deutsche Post Road maintenance depot Deutsche Telekom Azure (color) Emergency exit British Racing Green Bundesgrenzschutz Chromium(III) oxide German Navy Meliaceae Splittertarnmuster IBM
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